International Criminal Court convicts Central African militia leader

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a former alleged Seleka commander, attends a ruling in his case at the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Bangui in 2013, in The Hague, Netherlands, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Remko de Waal/Pool via REUTERS

THE ⁠HAGUE, Sept 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Judges at ‌the International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted ​a former ⁠Seleka militia ⁠leader from the ⁠Central ‌African Republic ⁠for torture as a ​crime ‌against humanity.

Prosecutors had ⁠saidMahamat ​Said Abdel Kani had ⁠ran a prison ​where suspected supporters of then-President Francois ⁠Bozize were beaten and tortured. Said had ​denied ⁠all charges.

(Reporting by ​Stephanie ‌van den Berg, ​editing by Bart Meijer)