Libertas Member appointed to Defence team at International Criminal Court

Dr Felicity Gerry QC Heading To The Hague

Dr Felicity Gerry QC has been appointed to the Defence team in the case of The Prosecutor v. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud (ICC-01/12-01/18), currently before the International Criminal Court.

Felicity joins Melinda Taylor and an excellent and diverse defence team.

Mr Al Hassan is alleged to be a member of Ansar Eddine and de facto chief of Islamic police and alleged to have been involved in the work of the Islamic court in Timbuktu.

He faces a range of charges, including crimes against humanity and war crimes.

You can read more about the case here.