Brussels: Europe and Arabs

Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded proceedings against the former Lieutenant-General of the Libyan Army and the former head of the Libyan Internal Security Agency, Mr. Tohamy Mohamed Khaled. The Chamber took this decision after informing the Public Prosecution Office of Al-Tuhamy’s death and requesting the withdrawal of the arrest warrant on August 2, 2022, and attaching a copy of a death certificate issued by the Libyan authorities and an official translation. In light of the prosecution's submissions, the Chamber considered that the testimony is sufficient to issue its decision and accordingly, the pending requests for arrest and extradition to any country will be withdrawn. This is according to a statement issued by the court’s headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands, and we received a copy of it via e-mail The arrest warrant for Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled Bakhtam was issued on April 18, 2013 and opened on April 24, 2017. He was suspected of having committed four crimes against humanity: imprisonment, torture, persecution and other inhumane acts allegedly committed in Libya from February 15, 2011 until August 24, 2011; and three war crimes: torture, cruel treatment and outrages upon personal dignity allegedly committed in Libya from at least early March 2011 to August 24, 2011.