The Prosecutor v. Gamlet Guchmazov, Mikhail Mayramovich Mindzaev and David Georgiyevich Sanakoev

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The Prosecutor v. Gamlet Guchmazov, Mikhail Mayramovich Mindzaev and David Georgiyevich Sanakoev

Situation Situation in Georgia
Case Number ICC-01/15
Status Pre-Trial · At Large 

Context

Gamlet Guchmazov, Mikhail Mayramovich Mindzaev and David Georgiyevich Sanakoev are suspected of war crimes allegedly committed during the 2008 armed conflict between Russia and Georgia. All three suspects are not in ICC custody.

Pre-Trial

Application for Arrest Warrant 10 March 2022
Arrest Warrant 24 June 2022 (Secret) · 30 June 2022 (Public)
Crimes at Arrest Warrant
Gamlet Guchmazov
War crimes
War crime of torture · art. 8(2)(a)(ii)-1 RS
War crime of inhuman treatment · art. 8(2)(a)(ii)-2 RS
War crime of unlawful deportation and transfer · art. 8(2)(a)(vii)-1 RS
War crime of unlawful confinement · art. 8(2)(a)(vii)-2 RS
War crime of taking hostages · art. 8(2)(a)(viii) RS
War crime of outrages upon personal dignity · art. 8(2)(b)(xxi) RS

Mikhail Mayramovich Mindzaev
War crimes
War crime of torture · art. 8(2)(a)(ii)-1 RS
War crime of inhuman treatment · art. 8(2)(a)(ii)-2 RS
War crime of unlawful deportation and transfer · art. 8(2)(a)(vii)-1 RS
War crime of unlawful confinement · art. 8(2)(a)(vii)-2 RS
War crime of taking hostages · art. 8(2)(a)(viii) RS
War crime of outrages upon personal dignity · art. 8(2)(b)(xxi) RS

David Georgiyevich Sanakoev
War crimes
War crime of unlawful deportation and transfer · art. 8(2)(a)(vii)-1 RS
War crime of taking hostages · art. 8(2)(a)(viii) RS

Key Documents

Application for Arrest warrants Application for Warrants of Arrest (2022)
Arrest warrants decision Decision on the Issuance of Warrants of Arrest (2022)
Warrant of arrest (Guchmazov) Warrant of Arrest for Gamlet Guchmazov (2022)
Warrant of arrest (Mindzaev) Warrant of Arrest for Mikhail Mayramovich Mindzaev (2022)
Warrant of arrest (Sanakoev) Warrant of Arrest for David Georgiyevich Sanakoev (2022)
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