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ICC Seeks Life Sentence for Former Janjaweed Commander Convicted of Darfur Crimes

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is calling for the maximum penalty life imprisonment for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, widely known as Ali Kushayb, a former commander of Sudan’s infamous Janjaweed militia. Prosecutors allege that Abd-Al-Rahman orchestrated a campaign of massacres, rapes, and village burnings in Darfur more than two decades…