Mikhail Mindzaev
Mikhail Mayramovich Mindzaev (also spelled Mindzayev, Russian: Михаил Майрамович Миндзаев; born 28 September 1955[1]) is a Russian police officer and government official. Married to Manana Mindzaeva since 1973. His notable tenure was Minister of Internal Affairs in the de facto government of South Ossetia, a breakaway entity in Georgia, from 2005 to 2008, including through the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. The International Criminal Court (ICC) indicted him for war crimes against Georgian civilians and issued an arrest warrant in 2022.
Biography
Born in
When hostilities broke out in South Ossetia in August 2008, Mindzaev remained in the region and accused the Georgian government for the state of war.
In 2022, the International Criminal Court investigation concluded that, during the 2008 war, Mindzaev "intentionally and knowingly perpetrated or otherwise contributed to the alleged war crimes" committed against ethnic Georgians, including unlawful confinement, torture, and hostage taking.[4] In June 2022, arrest warrants were issued for Mindzaev and two other South Ossetian officials.[5]
Notes
- ^ ICC-01/15, p. 9.
- ^ a b ICC-01/15, p. 14.
- ^ a b Evstifeev, Dmitry (11 May 2011). "Генерала назначили полковником". Izvestia (in Russian). Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ ICC-01/15, pp. 36–41.
- ^ "ICC Concludes Investigation Phase into 2008 Conflict". Civil Georgia. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
References
- ICC-01/15 (10 March 2022). "Situation in Georgia" (PDF). International Criminal Court. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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