(26 Jun 2024)
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Bamako, Mali – 26 June 2024
1.Various of people watching the trial of former commissioner of the Islamic police in Mali, Al hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz on the screen
2. SOUNDBITE (French) Salaha Maiga, a leader of the Timbuktu youth:
+++He gives his reaction to the trial verdict+++
"It’s a feeling of relief for these peaceful people who have lived through this sad moment in their lives, and which means that even today, people are still victims."
3. People following the trial of Alhassan via a video link
4. Various of people watching the screen
5. Leader of the collective of women of Mali, Haidara Djeneba watching the trial
6. SOUNDBITE (French) Haidara Djeneba, leader of the collective of women of Mali: "At least we can see that there is a trial. There is someone present who was guilty. I insist (that there is) no impunity. We must punish, because everything that has been done (by the accused) is inhumane."
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ARCHIVE: Timbuktu – Date unknown
7. Jihadist whips man in public
8. People watching the flogging scene
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Bamako, Mali – 26 June 2024
9. Close ICC spokesperson Margot Tedesco speaking at briefing
10. SOUNDBITE (French) Margot Tedesco, ICC spokesperson: "Today, Mr. Al hassan has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Timbuktu in 2012 and 2013."
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ARCHIVE: Timbuktu – Date unknown
10. Jihadist fighters watching the flogging of a man
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Bamako, Mali – 26 June 2024
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Margot Tedesco, ICC spokesperson: "The judges (of the ICC) are going to ask for contributions whether it’s from legal representatives of victims, the prosecutor’s office and the defence and all the parties, to determine the sentence."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARCHIVE: Timbuktu – Date unknown
12. Jihadis They prepare to whip a man in a public square
STORYLINE:
Civil society associations and leaders of Malian society, in Bamako, followed the trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz live from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Wednesday.
After an hour’s reading of the verdict by the judge, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, the former commissioner of the Islamic police during the occupation of Timbuktu by armed jihadist groups linked to Al Qaeda, was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The decision came as a real relief for women’s organisations, even if no sentence has yet been pronounced against him, pending the reaction of his lawyers.
Haidara Djeneba, a leader of a women’s organisation in Mali, remains vigilant.
"At least we can see that there is a trial. There is someone present who was guilty. I insist (that there is) no impunity. We must punish, because everything that has been done (by the accused) is inhumane", she said.
In 2012, during the occupation of the city of Timbuktu in Mali by armed groups linked to Al Qaeda, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz was in charge of the Islamic police, and under his orders, many people were subjected to torture, including the cutting off the hands of suspected thieves, rape, forced marriage and public flogging.
"The judges (of the ICC) are going to ask for input from legal representatives of victims, the prosecutor’s office and the defence and all parties, to determine the sentence", said Margot Tedesco, ICC spokesperson.
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