BBC News, The Hague
Getty ImagesA Libyan man, Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, was arrested in Germany on an ICC warrant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to his role at Mitiga Prison, where he oversaw acts of murder, torture, and rape from 2015. This arrest is part of the ICC’s ongoing efforts to address atrocities in Libya following the civil war that erupted after Gaddafi’s ousting.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A man from Libya, who is accused of being mean and hurting people while he was in charge of a prison, has been caught in Germany and will have to go to a special place called the International Criminal Court to face the bad things he did.
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