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ICC Holds First Pretrial for Libya’s “Angel of Death”

5/19/2026

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ICC held the first pretrial hearing of commander Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri.
He faces 17 crimes-against-humanity counts, with judges having 60 days to decide trial.
Prosecutors called him the “Angel of Death” and said he shot prisoners in the leg or knee.
Germany moved him to the Netherlands in December after his July arrest on a sealed ICC warrant, making him the first Libyan suspect to reach the court.

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ICC held the first pretrial hearing of commander Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri.
He faces 17 crimes-against-humanity counts, with judges having 60 days to decide trial.
Prosecutors called him the “Angel of Death” and said he shot prisoners in the leg or knee.
Germany moved him to the Netherlands in December after his July arrest on a sealed ICC warrant, making him the first Libyan suspect to reach the court.