ICC Life Sentence Sought For Ali Kushayb Over Darfur Crimes
November 18, 2025
5:19 am
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have asked judges to impose a life sentence on Sudanese militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, saying the severity of his crimes in Darfur more than twenty years ago warrants the court’s maximum punishment.
The sentencing hearings opened Tuesday in The Hague, one month after Abd-Al-Rahman was found guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
The request marks a historic moment for the court. Abd-Al-Rahman, widely known as Ali Kushayb, is the first person convicted by the ICC for atrocities committed in Darfur, where government-backed Janjaweed fighters carried out a …
