Maxime Mokom
Maxime Mokom | |
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| Minister of Disarmament | |
| In office 2018–2020 | |
| Leader of Anti-balaka | |
| In office December 2013 – March 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1978 Bangui |
| Nationality | Central African Republic |
Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka is former minister of disarmament in the Central African Republic, and leader of Anti-balaka, arrested in 2022 for his war crimes.
Life
Mokom was born on 30 December 1978. In 2013 he was of cofounders of militiant movement Anti-balaka. From 2013 to 2014 he committed multiples war crimes. On 10 December 2018 he was publicly indicted by International Criminal Court for murder, extermination, deportation or forcible transfer and displacement of civilian population, imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, persecution, enforced disappearance of persons, mutilation, intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population, intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to religion, pillaging, enlistment of children under the age of 15 years and destruction of the adversary’s property.[1]
On 15 December 2020 he joined Coalition of Patriots for Change led by former president François Bozizé.[2] He ordered Anti-balaka fighters to attack Bangui in January 2021.[3] In July 2021 he fled to N'Djamena in Chad.[4] On 14 March 2022 he was surrendered to the International Criminal Court by Chadian authorities and transferred to The Hague.[5]
References
- ^ Public Redacted Version of ‘Warrant of Arrest for Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka’ (ICC-01/14-01/22-2-US-Exp)
- ^ "Centrafrique : la Déclaration des Groupes armés qui sonne le glas du régime de Bangui". 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Letter dated 25 June 2021 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2536 (2020) addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF). reliefweb.int.
- ^ François Bozizé et d'autres chefs rebelles centrafricains se trouvent à Ndjamena, 7 November 2021
- ^ Chad/CAR: Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka must face justice at the ICC, 15 March 2022