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


Case Sheet · ICC

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

Situation Situation in Georgia
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

Arrest warrants 24 June 2022 (under seal) · Unsealed 30 June 2022
Crimes at arrest warrants 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 *

* Charged against Guchmazov and Mindzaev only. Sanakoev is charged solely with war crime of taking hostages and war crime of unlawful deportation and transfer.

Key Documents

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)
ICC case page Official ICC page — The Prosecutor v. Guchmazov, Mindzaev and Sanakoev