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‘Huge milestone’ as Libyan militia commander accused of torture to appear at ICC

Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa

A former militia commander accused of overseeing murder, rape, enslavement and torture in Libyan detention centres will appear at the international criminal court on Tuesday for a hearing that campaigners say is a landmark step towards “justice, truth, reparation and deterrence” of abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from Africa.

The prosecution of Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity is the first to reach a courtroom resulting from the ICC’s investigation into crimes in Libya after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

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May 19, 2026 Libya International criminal court Middle East and north Africa

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