Ahmed al-Fagi al-Mahdi is an Islamic extremist and Jihadist from Mali. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to destroying shrines and damaging a mosque in the ancient city of Timbuktu, Mali at the International Criminal Court.
Prosecutors said that Ahmed al-Fagi al-Mahdi was member of a jihadist group linked to Al Qaeda, that took part in the
smashing of a number of venerable centuries-old mud and stone buildings
holding the tombs of holy men and scholars in Mali.
In his statement, Mr.
Mahdi on told the court on Monday that “It
is with deep regret and great pain that I had to enter a guilty plea on
all the charges brought against me,” He begged for forgiveness, including from the people of Timbuktu,
he said, “I would like them to look at me like a son that has lost his
way, and to accept my regrets.”
Mahdi added that he was “influenced by a group of aberrant people from
Al Qaeda and Ansar Dine,” a Qaeda offshoot in Mali, and said that he
hoped his punishment would “serve as a purging of the evil spirits I got
involved with.”
Mr. Mahdi faces a sentence of up to 30 years in prison, but prosecutors will
request a sentence of nine to 11 years as part of a plea agreement.
News Source: New York Times
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