Indictment Against Ibrahim Bazzy Kamara, 24 May 2003

Abstract

The Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone, under Article 15 of the Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (the Statute) charges: BRIMA BAZZY KAMARA also known as (aka) IBRAHIM BAZZY KAMARA aka ALHAJI IBRAHIM KAMARA with CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY, VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE 3 COMMON TO THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS AND OF ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL II and OTHER SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, in violation of Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Statute are set forth in this indictment. For the purposes of this Indictment, organized armed factions involved in this conflict included the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), the Civil Defence Forces (CDF) and the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC). Also are included Individual Criminial responsibility and Charges include terrorizing the civilian population and collective punishments, Unlawful killings, Sexual and Physical violence and attacks on unamsil personnel. Keywords:ALHAJI IBRAHIM KAMARA; Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC); BRIMA BAZZY KAMARA; Civil Defence Forces (CDF); IBRAHIM BAZZY KAMARA; Indictment; Individual Criminial responsibility; Revolutionary United Front (RUF); Special Court for Sierra Leone