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Do not fill this in! ===Heads of state and government=== [[File:Vladimir Putin and Omar al-Bashir (2017-11-23) 02.jpg|thumb|Former Sudanese President [[Omar al-Bashir]] (left) and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] (right), wanted by the ICC for war crimes]] [[File:Sahbag.jpg|thumb|190px|[[2013 Shahbag protests]] demanding the death penalty for the war criminals of the 1971 [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]]] To date, the present and former [[Head of State|heads of state]] and [[Head of Government|heads of government]] that have been charged with war crimes include: * [[Russia]]n [[President of Russia|President]] [[Vladimir Putin]], for his contribution in the [[Child abductions in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|illegal abduction of children]] from [[Ukraine]] and deportation into Russia during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2023 |title=ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin on war crime allegations |work=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/17/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-russias-putin-over-ukraine-crimes |access-date=17 March 2023 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317161457/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/17/icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-russias-putin-over-ukraine-crimes |url-status=live }}</ref> * German [[Großadmiral]] and [[President of Germany (1919–1945)|President]] [[Karl Dönitz]] and Japanese [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Ministers]] and Generals [[Hideki Tōjō]] and [[Kuniaki Koiso]] in the aftermath of World War II. * Former [[Republic of Serbia|Serbian]] [[President of Yugoslavia|President]] [[Slobodan Milošević]] was brought to trial charged with genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in three republics. This pertained to superior responsibility for the Bosnia and Croatia indictments, and individual responsibility for the Kosovo indictment. He was acquitted as he died in custody in 2006, before the trial ended.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.icty.org/en/sid/8412 |title=Decision on Motion for Judgement of Acquittal in the Milosevic Case | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |access-date=August 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818013026/http://www.icty.org/en/sid/8412 |archive-date=August 18, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> * Former [[President of Liberia|Liberian President]] [[Charles Taylor (Liberia)|Charles G. Taylor]] was also brought to The Hague charged with war crimes; his trial stretched from 2007 to March 2011. He was convicted in April 2012 of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/03/2011311172946791811.html |title=Trial of Charles Taylor ends – Europe |publisher=Al Jazeera English |access-date=May 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401072823/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/03/2011311172946791811.html |archive-date=April 1, 2011 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Liberia ex-leader Charles Taylor get 50 years in jail|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18259596|date=30 May 2012|work=[[BBC]]|access-date=4 June 2021|archive-date=March 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321111848/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18259596|url-status=live}}</ref> * Former [[Politics of Republika Srpska|Bosnian Serb President]] [[Radovan Karadžić]] was arrested in Belgrade on July 18, 2008, and brought before Belgrade's War Crimes Court a few days later. He was extradited to the Netherlands, and is currently in The Hague, in the custody of the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]]. The trial began in 2010. On March 24, 2016, he was found guilty of [[genocide]] in [[Srebrenica]], war crimes and [[crimes against humanity]], 10 of the 11 charges in total, and sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment.<ref name="nyt24-03-2016">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/world/europe/radovan-karadzic-verdict.html|title=Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian Serb, Gets 40 Years Over Genocide and War Crimes|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324165509/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/world/europe/radovan-karadzic-verdict.html|archive-date=March 24, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all|last1=Simons|first1=Marlise}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/europe/karadzic-war-crimes-verdict/index.html|title=Karadzic sentenced to 40 years for genocide|website=CNN|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=March 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326095221/http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/europe/karadzic-war-crimes-verdict/index.html|archive-date=March 26, 2016|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He was sentenced to life on appeal.<ref name=washpost>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/world/un-appeals-court-increases-radovan-karadzics-sentence-to-life-imprisonment/2019/03/20/ece3a78e-4b18-11e9-8cfc-2c5d0999c21e_story.html|title=UN appeals court increases Radovan Karadzic's sentence to life imprisonment|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=2019-03-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322075741/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/un-appeals-court-increases-radovan-karadzics-sentence-to-life-imprisonment/2019/03/20/ece3a78e-4b18-11e9-8cfc-2c5d0999c21e_story.html|archive-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> * [[Omar al-Bashir]], former head of state of [[Sudan]], is charged with three counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and other war crimes regarding the [[war in Darfur|war in the Darfur region of Sudan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Omar al-Bashir: Sudan's ex-president on trial for 1989 coup |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53474152 |work=BBC News |date=21 July 2020 |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201175119/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53474152 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change: 'Hand Al Bashir to ICC' |url=https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-s-forces-for-freedom-and-change-hand-al-bashir-to-icc |work=Radio Dabanga |language=en |access-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106211949/https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-s-forces-for-freedom-and-change-hand-al-bashir-to-icc |url-status=live }}</ref> * Former [[Libyan]] leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]] was indicted for allegedly ordering the killings of protesters and civilians and crimes against humanity, during the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], and [[Killing of Muammar Gaddafi|was killed]] in October 2011 before he could stand trial.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}} * Former [[Peru]]vian [[President of Peru|President]] [[Alberto Fujimori]] was charged with several counts of human rights violations committed by his government and [[Grupo Colina|affiliated death squads]] during his regime.<ref name="Bloomberg2009">Emery, Alex. [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aK7xJs5e8bss&refer=home Peru's Fujimori Found Guilty on Human Rights Charges], [[Bloomberg Television|Bloomberg News]], 7 April 2009. Accessed 7 April 2009.</ref><ref name="Reuters2">{{Cite news|title=Peru's Fujimori sentenced to 25 years prison|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/bondsNews/idUSN0746237820090407|work=[[Reuters]]|date=7 April 2009|access-date=7 April 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://larepublica.pe/sentencia-fujimori/07/04/2009/sala-penal-especial-encuentra-responsable-fujimori-por-abusos-de-ddhh Fujimori declared guilty of human rights abuses] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410051745/http://www.larepublica.pe/sentencia-fujimori/07/04/2009/sala-penal-especial-encuentra-responsable-fujimori-por-abusos-de-ddhh |date=10 April 2009 }} (Spanish).</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090407/wl_asia_afp/perutrialpoliticsrights6thlead_20090407170127|title=Peru court finds ex-president Fujimori guilty|accessdate=11 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2009/04/08/fujimori_gets_25_years_on_conviction_in_human_rights_case |title=Fujimori gets 25 years on conviction in human rights case |work=Boston.com |date=8 April 2009|last1=Partlow |first1=Joshua }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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