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ICC demands life sentence for Sudanese militia leader for crimes
The Mercury
|November 19, 2025
INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court prosecutors demanded this week that a Sudanese militia leader be jailed for life for crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war two decades ago.
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The court had found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known by the nom de guerre of Ali Kushayb, guilty of committing multiple crimes against humanity and war crimes, including gang rape, murder and torture, in the western Darfur region between 2003 and 2004.
"You literally have an axe murderer before you.
"This is the stuff of nightmares," prosecutor Julian Nicholls told the judges.
"Only a life sentence will serve the interest of retribution and deterrence."
Abd-Al-Rahman has consistently denied being a high-ranking official in the Janjaweed militia, a largely Arab paramilitary force armed by the Sudanese government to kill mainly black African tribes in Darfur two decades ago.
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