The following cases are pending at the Court of First Instance in The Hague.
Investigation Banning:
On December 11th, 2024, the District Court of The Hague sentenced Hasna A. to 10 years imprisonment. The court found A. guilty of enslavement, as a crime against humanity, of a Yazidi woman in Syria in 2015. In addition, she was convicted of participation in a terrorist organization (IS), enabling the commission of terrorist crimes and endangering a minor, her son. The verdict can be found here.
Investigation Lech:
A 37-year-old man was arrested in January 2023 on suspicion of participating in the terrorist organizations IS and Jabhat al-Nusra. The man allegedly held a leadership role in IS's security service. He is suspected of participation in a terrorist organization and participation in a criminal organization aimed at committing international crimes. The investigation before the investigating judge is ongoing. The next pro forma hearing will take place on February 3, 2025.
Investigation Forney:
A 55-year-old man was arrested in October 2021 on suspicion of war crimes committed during the Interior War in Suriname. The investigation into the offenses is ongoing.
Investigation Shildon:
The investigation focuses on a 55-year old man who allegedly served as a head of the interrogation unit of the National Defense Force (NDF), a Syrian pro-regime militia, in 2013 and 2014. He is suspected of, while acting in that capacity, committing torture and the crimes against humanity of torture, sexual violence and rape. The investigation to the facts is ongoing. The next pro forma hearing will take place on January 17, 2025.
Investigation Ardech:
A 67-year-old man was arrested in October 2023 on suspicion of (co-) perpetrating genocide against the Tutsi people in April 1994 in the Mugina municipality, Rwanda. The investigation into the facts is ongoing. The next pro forma hearing will take place on September 10, 2024.
Investigation Desoto:
A 64-year-old man was arrested in February 2024 on suspicion of involvement in an attack and looting in Gatobotobo, Rwanda, during the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi's and moderate Hutus. The investigation into the facts is ongoing. The next pro forma hearing will take place on December 10, 2024.
Investigation Lincoln:
In 2024, a woman was arrested on suspicion of deploying her then 14-year old son to the forces of Islamic State as a child soldier, of abandoning a helpless person, participating in the terrorist organization IS, committing preparatory acts of a crime with a terrorist intent, and removing children from the custody of their father. The investigation into the facts is ongoing. The next pro-forma hearing will take place on January 7, 2025.