'The very embodiment of terror': At the ICC, chilling account of crimes committed by Libyan prison official
Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri is facing serious allegations at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. He is accused of committing these acts against detainees at Mitiga prison in Libya from 2014 to 2020. The prosecution has presented chilling testimonies, describing him as a figure of extreme violence and torture.
- ▪Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri is suspected of 17 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
- ▪The alleged crimes took place at Mitiga prison between May 2014 and June 2020.
- ▪The prosecution described him as a man consumed by unchecked violence, with one victim calling him 'the angel of death.'
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Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, May 19, 2026. COUR PÉNALE INTERNATIONALE With a neatly trimmed beard, dressed in a metallic blue or beige suit, with a pronounced tabaâ – the mark left by repeated prayers among some Muslim worshippers – on his forehead, Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri remained impassive for three days. The 47-year-old Libyan listened in silence, jaw clenched, behind rectangular glasses, as International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors delivered lengthy, horror-filled statements from May 19 to 21.
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