This summer Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC), arrived at her home in The Hague and, as was her habit, called out “Alexa”. So effectively, they are interfering directly with the independence of a judge,” Prost said. “Basically, my job was to speak to people who wanted to come off the list,” Prost said. “[They believed] there should be a system designed to bring accountability for the gravest crimes: crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide,” she remembered. Al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity for overseeing torture, public amputations and floggings.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2025 17:47 UTC