Malian militant Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud has been found financially liable for the cost of the harm caused to victims, Judge Kimberly Prost has said The International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded €7.2 million (about $8.4 million) in reparations to victims of an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist leader convicted of atrocities in northern Mali more than a decade ago. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 49, a former Islamic police chief, was convicted in 2024 for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including torture, sexual slavery, and religious persecution, committed during the period when armed groups associated with Al-Qaeda controlled the city of Timbuktu from 2012 to 2013. He was sentenced to ten years in prison. “Al Hassan, as the person found responsible for the crimes which caused the harm to the victims, is the person financially liable for the cost of repairing the harm,” presiding Judge Kimberly Prost said.…