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ICC orders $8.5 million in compensation for victims of Timbuktu Islamist who imposed sharia law

Straitstimes 3 weeks ago

THE HAGUE, April 28 - More than 65,000 victims of a Malian Islamist who was a key figure in the police force that imposed sharia law on Timbuktu in 2012 and ordered public floggings and other punishments, should receive a combined 7.25 million euros ($8.5 million) in compensation, International Criminal Court judges said on Tuesday.

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