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Libyan former prison boss allegedly known as 'Angel of Death' faces International Criminal Court

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10 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Former prison boss Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri was "one of the worst instigators" of torture, rape and murder in Libya's notorious Mitiga prison”
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Multiple independent news sources (Africanews, Ahram Online, and other web search results) confirm that Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri is accused by the ICC of ordering or overseeing murder, torture, and rape at Mitiga prison.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the IC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court has opened investigations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh/Myanmar, Burundi, the Central African Republic (twice), Côte d'Ivoire, Darfur in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued indictments and arrest warrants for individuals on any counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression, or contempt of court pursu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the…
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“Judges will have 60 days to determine whether the charges against El Hishri – including 17 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity – are credible enough to proceed to a full trial.”
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While the existence of the case is confirmed, the specific detail regarding a '60-day' window for judges to determine credibility is not explicitly mentioned in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Neta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Israel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the IC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued indictments and arrest warrants for individuals on any counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression, or contempt of court pursu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the…
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“The ICC was kicking off three days of hearings against Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, 47, suspected of 17 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed at Mitiga prison near Tripoli between February 2015 and early 2020.”
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Multiple sources (Arab News PK, Ahram Online, and other web results) confirm El Hishri's age (47), the 17 counts of crimes against humanity/war crimes, and the location/timeframe (Mitiga prison, Feb 2015 to early 2020).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the IC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court has opened investigations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh/Myanmar, Burundi, the Central African Republic (twice), Côte d'Ivoire, Darfur in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued indictments and arrest warrants for individuals on any counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression, or contempt of court pursu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the…
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“El Hishri, who was in charge of the women's prison”
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Two separate web search results explicitly mention his responsibility over the women's section/prison at Mitiga.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the IC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court has opened investigations in Afghanistan, Bangladesh/Myanmar, Burundi, the Central African Republic (twice), Côte d'Ivoire, Darfur in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued indictments and arrest warrants for individuals on any counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression, or contempt of court pursu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the…
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“According to the ICC, a "significant number" of people died during El Hishri's time at the prison from torture, untreated injuries, starvation or being left outside during the winter.”
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The provided evidence confirms the general charges of torture and murder, but does not contain the specific quote or list of causes (untreated injuries, starvation, winter exposure) attributed to the ICC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in Libya in 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Libya
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court investigation in Libya or the Situation in Libya is an investigation started in March 2011 by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes and crimes against…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued indictments and arrest warrants for individuals on any counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression, or contempt of court pursu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_indicted_in_the…
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“El Hishri is the first suspect to appear at the ICC as part of the court's UN-mandated investigation into Libya which began in 2011.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about volleyball shops; no actual evidence was provided to confirm or deny if he is the first suspect to appear.
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web search NEUTRAL — Volleyballshop is an Australian based international retailer of Volleyball products. Choose from a wide range of indoor & beach volleyball accessories, volleyballs, volleyball equipment, shoes, clothi…
https://www.volleyballshop.com.au/
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web search NEUTRAL — Volleyballshop is an Australian based international retailer of Volleyball products. Choose from a wide range of indoor & beach volleyball accessories, volleyballs, volleyball equipment, shoes, clothi…
https://www.volleyballshop.com.au/collections/
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web search NEUTRAL — Volleyballshop australia offers a wide range of volleyballs. From beach volleyball, indoor volleyball, outdoor volleyball. Top brands, great prices.
https://www.volleyballshop.com.au/collections/volleyballs
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“It remains divided between a UN-recognised government in the west and its eastern rival, backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports (Abdullah DOMA, Ahram Online), confirm the division between the UN-recognized government in the west and the eastern rival backed by Khalifa Haftar.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Libyan civil war, also known as the Second Libyan Civil War, was a multilateral civil war which was fought in Libya among a number of armed groups, but mainly the House of Representatives and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_civil_war_(2014–2020)
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web search NEUTRAL — Libya is still divided between the UN-recognised government in the west and its eastern rival in the east, backed by military commander Khalifa Haftar. (Abdullah DOMA).
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/message-friends-foes-lib…
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web search NEUTRAL — Libya remains divided between a UN-recognised government based in the capital Tripoli and a rival administration in the east, backed by military chief Khalifa Haftar. AFP.
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/530444/World/Re…
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“The court has arrest warrants out for nine other Libyan suspects, including one of Gaddafi’s sons.”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains generic ICC information (Cricket, Code Council) and does not mention the specific number of warrants or the son of Gaddafi.
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web search NEUTRAL — The ICC can generally exercise jurisdiction in cases where the accused is a national of a state party, the alleged crime took place on the territory of a state party, or a situation is referred to the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
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web search NEUTRAL — Empowering global safety and sustainability, the International Code Council (ICC) provides trusted model codes, standards, training, certification and cutting-edge digital tools to strengthen communit…
https://www.iccsafe.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Official ICC Cricket website - live matches, scores, news, highlights, commentary, rankings, videos and fixtures from the International Cricket Council.
https://www.icc-cricket.com/
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“The court is also seeking Osama Almasri Najim, head of Libya's judicial police, on charges also relating to alleged crimes at the Mitiga prison.”
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No evidence was found after searching for Osama Almasri Najim in the provided context.
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“Najim was arrested in Italy but released and returned to Libya”
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No evidence was found after searching for the arrest and release of Osama Almasri Najim in Italy.
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