Today, 17 September 2025, Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") held a hearing to receive final submissions on the reparations to the victims of the crimes for which Mr Al Hassan was convicted.
The hearing provided an opportunity for the parties and participants to engage directly with the Chamber on the key issues in the specific circumstances of this case. In particular, the Chamber considered this to be an essential moment for the voices of the victims to be heard through their legal representatives. All of these submissions will assist the Chamber in its determination on the reparations order, which will be issued in due course.
On 26 June 2024, Trial Chamber X, by majority, convicted Mr Al Hassan of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between 2 April 2012 and 29 January 2013 in Timbuktu, northern Mali, controlled at that time by the armed groups Ansar Dine and Al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb. On 20 November 2024, Trial Chamber X sentenced Mr Al Hassan to 10 years of imprisonment. The verdict and the sentence in this case are now final.
Trial Chamber X composed of Judges Kimberly Prost, Presiding, María del Socorro Flores Liera and Keebong Paek will now deliberate on the written observations and the oral submissions made by the Legal Representatives of Victims, the Office of Public Counsel for Victims, the Defence, the Prosecution, the Trust Fund for Victims and the Registry. The Chamber will reflect on various issues of relevance to the reparations order including the number of victims, the type and extent of the harm, as well as the most appropriate reparations measures to adopt to address these harms. These can include awarding collective and/or individual reparations and may take various forms notably compensation, rehabilitation, or symbolic measures.
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