In August, Clancco visited the question: can destroying cultural objects be prosecuted as a war crime? This past week Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, was sentenced to nine years in prison. He initially faced up to 30 years in prison for destroying a Muslim cultural heritage site in Timbuktu, Mali.
Tags: Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, cultural heritage, destruction of cultural heritage, Mali, Muslim
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