Jalalzoy, Habibullah fr

Country of proceedings: The Netherlands
Context of crimes: Afghanistan
Date: 2005 - 2008
Keywords: War crimes, torture, jurisdiction (universal)

On 29 January 2007, the Hague Court of Appeal found Habibullah Jalalzoy guilty of complicity to violations of the laws and customs of war, committed in Afghanistan in the 1980s and 1990s. He was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment. Jalalzoy was the head of the interrogation department of the military intelligence service, the KhAD-e-Nezami.

He was tried together with Hesamuddin Hesam.

Court documents
14-10-2005 - District Court Judgement
29-01-2007 - Court of Appeal Judgement
08-07-2008 - Supreme Court Judgement (in Dutch)

HJP News Items
29-07-2007 - Sentences of Afghan intelligence officers upheld
08-07-2008 - Dutch Supreme Court rejects appeals of Afghan intelligence officers

Commentary
Another Afghan Case in the Hague District Court: Universal Jurisdiction over Violations of Common Article 3, by Cedric Ryngaert