Libyan prison chief known as 'Angel of Death' appears before ICC

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The International Criminal Court addressed horrifying allegations against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, a Libyan prison chief accused of crimes against humanity, including murder and rape. This case is a significant aspect of the ongoing legal struggles arising from Libya's turbulent history after the Gadhafi regime.

The International Criminal Court heard on Tuesday how the former senior commander of a Libyan prison murdered and raped inmates, sometimes in front of their children, earning the nickname “Angel of Death.” The court in The Hague is holding pretrial hearings in the case against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, who is accused of 17 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes at the infamous Mitiga prison, in Tripoli, between 2015 and 2020, a period following the death of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.