The ICC has ruled that a Malian jihadist be fined $3.2 million for the destruction of Timbuktu shrines. International Bar Association executive director, Mark Ellis, told DW he welcomed the court's landmark ruling.
DW: [Former rebel Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi] is supposed to pay reparations to the victims. Is this kind of resolution a standard measure that the International Criminal Court applies, considering defendants are often not able to pay?
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