ICC terminates proceedings against Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli following confirmation of his passing.
Today, 15 June 2022, Pre-trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) terminated proceedings against the alleged former Commander in the Al-Saiqa Brigade Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf Al-Werfalli following the Prosecution’s notification of the death of Mr Al-Werfalli and request to withdraw the warrants of arrest, dated 17 May 2022.
Having considered the information and material provided by the Prosecution, in particular witness statements, photographs, and social media material, the Chamber considered the death of Mr Al-Werfalli to be established and, decided that the proceedings against him must accordingly be terminated, and that the warrants of arrest are no longer in effect, and the outstanding requests for arrest and surrender must be withdrawn.
