The International Criminal Court prosecutor said on Thursday it was dropping all war crimes charges against Maxime Mokom, a former militia leader in the troubled Central African Republic (CAR).
Prosecutor Karim Khan said his office had concluded there were"no longer any reasonable prospects of conviction at trial even if the charges were confirmed".
Mokom's militias, which called themselves"anti-Balaka" -- meaning"anti-machete" -- formed in reaction to the takeover of the capital, Bangui, by the Seleka. The charges Mokom had faced included directing attacks against the civilian population, murder, rape and pillage. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Mokom in 2018 and he was finally handed over by Chadian authorities last year.
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