By AFP More by this AuthorThe International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on Thursday said it was dropping all war crimes charges against Maxime Mokom, a former militia leader in the troubled Central African Republic (CAR). Mokom had faced charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over alleged atrocities committed against Muslim civilians in the CAR, a former French colony, by his self-proclaimed self-defence militias in 2013 and 2014. Read: UN peacekeepers say C. Africa rebel push 'under control'The charges Mokom had faced included directing attacks against the civilian population, murder, rape and pillage. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Mokom in 2018 and he was finally handed over by Chadian authorities last year. Last year Seleka commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani denied war crimes and crimes against humanity charges before the court.

Source: Daily Nation October 19, 2023 12:08 UTC