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War Crime Prosecutions Enter a New Digital Age
A custom platform developed by SITU Research aided the International Criminal Court's prosecution in a war crimes trial for the first time. It could change how justice is enacted on an international scale.
As part of the group’s imposition of sharia law over the residents, it created an Islamic police force, led by Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz. As part of the case, prosecutors employed a unique strategy of presenting evidence–a bespoke immersive replica of the city that includes visual evidence of where the alleged crimes took place. In an article published in 2023, ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan noted that “the defense sought full access to the virtual platform, and required (and were provided) training and guidance on its use, so that they could also deploy it as needed.”
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