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ICC releases Central Africa militia leader after dropping charges

Former Central African Republic militia leader Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka attends the International Criminal Court hearings to determine the exact charges it will bring against him, in The Hague, Netherlands, August 22, 2023. REUTERS - PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has withdrawn charges against Maxime Mokom, a former militia leader from the Central African Republic (CAR) as there were no prospects of conviction, the prosecutor's office said on Thursday.

Mokom, a former national coordinator of anti-balaka militias, was facing 20 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over alleged atrocities committed against Muslim civilians in the CAR in 2013 and 2014.

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