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Sudan agrees to hand over Darfur war crimes accused (BBC) - When will Ethiopia & Eritrea do the same?

Post by sarcasm » 29 Jun 2021, 07:04

Sudan says it will surrender former officials who are wanted for alleged war crimes in the Darfur region to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

As yet, Sudan has not named the individuals being handed over.

The country's rulers had already promised to surrender ex-President Omar al-Bashir who was in power during the conflict but this has not yet happened.

Bashir was ousted by the military after mass protests in 2019 and is now serving a jail sentence for corruption.

The war in Darfur caused one of the world's worst humanitarian crises of recent years.

Continue reading https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-57628697


The decision comes after outgoing ICC chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda (L), met officials in Sudan