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Iraq
Ahmed H. – Tikrit massacre
Type of liability
Personne physique
Alleged perpetrator(s)
Ahmed H.
Legal classification of crime(s)
War crimes
Premeditated murders in connection with a terrorist undertaking
Ongoing proceedings
oui
Regime
3 - 689 - 11 CPP
Summary of facts
Ahmed H. is an Iraqi who arrived in France in 2016, where he obtained political asylum in 2017. In 2018, a senior official of the Iraqi ministry stated that Ahmed H. was a jihadist leader of the Islamic State who had taken part in the execution of 1,700 Shiite soldiers in 2014 during the Tikrit massacre in Iraq.
Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.
Legal proceedings
<p>March 5, 2018: He is arrested in Calvados and indicted in Paris for premeditated murders in connection with a terrorist undertaking and war crimes in Iraq.<br />
In May 2020: He is released under judicial supervision and flees to Germany. He reports to a police station in Bavaria, claiming to be wanted in France. The French investigating judge issued a European arrest warrant. He is placed under the extradition procedure and will be returned to France.</p>
In May 2020: He is released under judicial supervision and flees to Germany. He reports to a police station in Bavaria, claiming to be wanted in France. The French investigating judge issued a European arrest warrant. He is placed under the extradition procedure and will be returned to France.</p>
Complaint
non
Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)
689-11 CCP
Sources
Le Figaro, "Un Irakien mis en examen en France, en fuite en Allemagne, bientôt extradé", 2020