Abd-Al-Rahman case: ICC Trial Chamber I to deliver trial judgment 6 October 2025

Today, 15 September 2025, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") scheduled the delivery of its judgment on conviction or acquittal in the case of The Prosecutor v. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman ("Ali Kushayb") for 6 October 2025 at 14:00 (The Hague local time).

The judgment will be read out in public in ICC Courtroom I and the hearing will be transmitted live through the ICC website. Practical information, in particular on how to attend or watch the delivery, will be provided closer to the date of the hearing.

Pursuant to article 74 of the Rome Statute, the judges will either acquit or convict the accused. The accused before the ICC is presumed innocent. While the Prosecution must prove the guilt of the accused, the Trial Chamber will convict the accused only if it is satisfied that the charges have been proven beyond reasonable doubt. The Chamber bases its decision only on the applicable law and on evidence submitted and discussed before it at the trial. In response to the verdict, the parties will be able to appeal the decision before the ICC's Appeals Chamber.

Order scheduling the delivery of the trial judgment

Background: Mr Abd-Al-Rahman is accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Darfur, Sudan, between August 2003 and March 2004. The trial in the case opened before Trial Chamber I on 5 April 2022. A total of 74 witnesses gave evidence during the trial (56 were called by the Prosecution, 17 by the Defence and 1 by the participating victims through their legal representatives). Trial Chamber I is composed of Judge Joanna Korner (Presiding), Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou, and Judge Althea Violet Alexis-Windsor.

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