In The Hague, the International Criminal Court has found Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of crimes against humanity for his command of a detention facility in Bangui where prisoners were systematically tortured during the Central African Republic's 2013 sectarian upheaval. The verdict marks the first time a member of the Seleka rebel movement has been held to account by the world's foremost international tribunal. In a country that has known little but cycles of violence and impunity, the conviction asks whether justice, arriving years after the suffering, can still serve as a warning to those
ICC Convicts CAR Rebel Commander of Crimes Against Humanity
Prisoners at the OCRB detention facility were subjected to torture including whippings, body mutilation, and deprivation of food and water, with some forced to drink their own urine.