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Justice minister in Freetown for seminar on cooperation with the ICC

Mauritania's Justice Minister Mohamed Ould Soueidatt seated in an international conference hall
Justice Minister Mohamed Ould Soueidatt (file)

Madar (Nouakchott) - Justice Minister Mohamed Ould Soueidatt left Nouakchott on Tuesday evening, October 20, 2026, for Sierra Leone to take part in a high-level regional seminar on cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC), to be held in Freetown on October 22 and 23, the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) reported.

The seminar is themed "Strengthening cooperation and complementarity with the International Criminal Court: a partnership in the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes under international law", as part of efforts to strengthen international judicial cooperation and accountability for such crimes.

The minister is accompanied by the ministry's director of cooperation and mutual judicial assistance, the agency said.

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