シリア当局は、同国の内戦中に戦争犯罪に関与したとして、バッシャール・アル＝アサド元政権の主要人物らの訴追を開始した。この動きは、暫定政府に対し正義の実現を求める圧力が強まる中で行われた。
5月10日、ダマスカスの法廷で、バッシャール・アル＝アサドの従兄弟であるアテフ・ナジーブが、囚人服姿で金属製の檻の中に出廷した。裁判官は、殺人や拷問を含む10の罪状を読み上げた。バッシャール・アル＝アサドおよびその弟マーヘルについても、欠席裁判の形で起訴された。
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The International Criminal Court's Pre-Trial Chamber confirmed all three charges of crimes against humanity against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 23. The case will now proceed to full trial over alleged murders linked to his war on drugs and the Davao Death Squad. Duterte remains detained at the ICC Detention Centre in Scheveningen, Netherlands.
The general prosecutor's office opened its closing arguments on Monday by seeking the conviction of all defendants for criminal conspiracy, starting with Nicolas Sarkozy.
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In the final stages of the trial for the double murder of Farid Tir and Mohamed Amine Bendjaghlouli, several accused including Amine Oualane and Karim Harrat denied any involvement. Before the special assize court in Aix-en-Provence, they all proclaimed their innocence in this case tied to Marseille's drug trade.
Nearly 490 alleged members of the MS-13 gang, including leaders, have gone on trial collectively in El Salvador, facing charges for 47,000 crimes including 29,000 homicides committed between 2012 and 2022. The proceedings are part of President Nayib Bukele's anti-gang crackdown. Prosecutors accuse the group of rebellion and seeking to establish a parallel state.
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A court martial for 36 Nigerian military officers accused in last year’s foiled coup plot was inaugurated on Friday in Abuja and will resume on May 8 behind closed doors. Separately, a Federal High Court in Abuja has begun trials for six civilians linked to the plot, barring journalists from coverage on Monday.
Following the ICC's February naming of eight officials as co-perpetrators with detained former president Rodrigo Duterte, human rights groups are demanding arrest warrants amid confirmed charges in the crimes against humanity case over anti-drug war killings.