International court convicts jihadi in destruction of Timbuktu mausoleums
, The Hague, Netherlands
AP Sep 27, 2016 10:42 PM IST
An international court has found a Muslim radical guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu.
An international court has found a Muslim radical guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of historic mausoleums in the Malian desert city of Timbuktu.
Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, a former teacher, had pleaded guilty and expressed remorse for his role in overseeing the destruction of nine mausoleums and a mosque door in June and July of 2012.
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Al Mahdi was convicted Tuesday morning by a three-judge panel of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Sentencing is expected later in the day.
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