Sudan Government to Extradite Al-Basheer to ICC, Al-Burhan Participates in the Inauguration of Minnawi as Governor of Darfur, August 11, 2021

Sudan Government to Extradite Al-Basheer to ICC, Al-Burhan Participates in the Inauguration of Minnawi as Governor of Darfur

August 11, 2021


Former Sudanese president, Al-Basheer, in the court, file, August 11, 2021	Al-Burhan and Minnawi in E-Fasher, Darfur, August 10, 2021

Al-Burahan declares launch of security arrangements implementation in Darfur

Sudan Tribune, August 10, 2021 (EL-FASHER) -

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council announced the launch of the security arrangements implementation agreed in the Juba Peace Agreement of October 3, 2020.

Al-Burhan participated in the inauguration of the governor of the Darfur region, Minni Minnawi who was appointed to this position last May in line with the peace agreement.

The head of the Sovereign Council announced that the peace parties will immediately start implementing the security arrangements and form joint forces to protect civilians in Darfur.

The implementation of the security arrangements had to begin three months after the signing of the peace agreement.

However, the implementation process has stalled for several reasons due to the lack of funds necessary to carry out the costly operation and the delay of the armed to return their forces from Libya.

Al-Burhan stressed that consolidating peaceful coexistence among the different components of the country is the way to a "safe and stable" Sudan, adding that preserving the gains of peace requires joint efforts from all the parties.

He also affirmed that the transitional government will ensure security and protection to the displaced people, and pledged to support the projects and plans of the region’s governor to achieve security and prosperity.

Arab gunmen and fighters of the signatory groups clashed recently in Kalogui near the Tawila locality of North Darfur.

The former rebels had been dispatched by the state government as part of the security forces to stop tribal violence. Instead, they fought against the Arabs.

A member of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hassan Eltaishi, who visited the area to investigate the clashes, issued a statement on Monday evening condemning the participation of the signatory groups in the fighting.

"We will not accept any breaches from any force that signed the Juba Agreement," he said before to underscore the need for armed movements to control their combatants.

Eltaishi further recalled that the joint forces are governed by law and should be under a joint command. He added that any joint force should not move to any area before informing the residents of that area.

For its part, the Gathering of Sudan Liberation Forces (GSLF) of Taher Hajar issued a statement saying that large numbers of "Janweed militias" from the five Darfur states are gathering around Tawila locality, preparing to attack it.

The GSLF said that they attacked a number of villages near Tawila on August 8 and carried out massive arbitrary arrests on an ethnic basis.

In his speech to the event, the representative of the refugees, Haider Suleiman, stressed that peace is the choice of the displaced persons, but he condemned the violence that is still taking place in Darfur.

"The rape is still going on, and the killing and looting continue despite the signing of the peace agreement," he said.

"Who is responsible for this?" He wondered.

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ICC new prosecutor in Khartoum for talks on Darfur crimes

Sudan Tribune, August 9, 2021 (KHARTOUM ) -

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan arrived in Khartoum on Monday night to discuss cooperation on Darfur crimes with the Sudanese government.

The newly appointed prosecutor is accompanied by Julian Nicholls Senior Trial Lawyer, Dahirou Sant-Anna ICC International Cooperation Adviser and Thomas Lynch Senior Adviser to General Prosecutor.

The official Sudan News Agency said Khan will meet government officials to discuss ways to enhance cooperation on the ongoing investigation related to Darfur crimes.

During his visit which will end on Thursday, the ICC prosecutor will meet, in addition to the government senior officials, with diplomats and civil society groups.

On August 13, the Council of Ministers approved a draft law to join the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, but the law will not be implemented until after its final approval by the interim parliament.

The ICC issued arrest warrants against the ousted President Omer al-Bashir and two of his senior aides, accusing them of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region.

Last June, the former Public Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda paid a visit to Darfur and called on the Sudanese government to hand over the wanted persons to the court.

In her final briefing to the Security Council on 9 June, Bensouda called to press Sudan to hand over Ahmed Haroun a former State Minister for Interior because he is charged with the same crimes against Ali Kushayb a militia who surrendered himself to the court last year.

The transitional government says willing to hand over the wanted persons to the war crimes court, but it did not take a serious step in this respect.

Also, in line with the Juba Peace Agreement, the government is committed to handing over al-Bashir and his aides to The Hague court.

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Sudanese foreign minister tells the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court that her government will extradite the former president, Omar Al-Basheer, and two of his aids to be tried at the ICC in the Hague.

Al-Khaleej, August 11, 2021

السودان يسلم البشير ومطلوبين في ملف دارفور إلى «الجنائية الدولية

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أعلنت وزيرة الخارجية السودانية مريم الصادق المهدي، الأربعاء، تسليم الرئيس المعزول عمر البشير واثنين من مساعديه المطلوبين في ملف دارفور إلى المحكمة الجنائية الدولية.

ونقلت وكالة الأنباء السودانية الرسمية «سونا» عن المهدي لدى لقائها المدعي العام للمحكمة الجنائية الدولية كريم أسد خان، الذي يزور السودان قولها: «قرّر مجلس الوزراء تسليم المطلوبين إلى الجنائية الدولية». وأكدت الوزيرة على تعاون بلادها مع المحكمة «لتحقيق العدالة لضحايا حرب دارفور».

وصادق مجلس الوزراء السوداني الأسبوع الماضي، على قانون روما الأساسي للمحكمة الجنائية الدولية، فيما اعتبر خطوة جديدة في اتجاه محاكمة البشير أمام هذه الهيئة القضائية الدولية في لاهاي.

وأصدرت المحكمة الجنائية الدولية في العام 2009 مذكرة توقيف في حق البشير الذي اتهمته بارتكاب جرائم حرب وجرائم ضد الإنسانية خلال النزاع المسلح في دارفور، الذي اندلع في 2003 وقتل خلاله أكثر من 300 ألف شخص.

ووصل المدعي العام الجديد للمحكمة الجنائية الدولية كريم أسد خان، الذي تولى منصبه في حزيران/ يونيو إلى السودان الاثنين.

وكان مجلس السيادة الانتقالي، وعد بعد تسلمه الحكم في شباط/فبراير 2020، بمثول البشير أمام المحكمة الجنائية الدولية.

السودان يسلم البشير ومطلوبين في ملف دارفور إلى «الجنائية الدولية» | صحيفة الخليج (alkhaleej.ae)

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Al Bashir Case: The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir

ICC-02/05-01/09

Pre-trial At large

Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir

President of the Republic of Sudan since 16 October 1993 at time of warrants. Arrest warrants: 4 March 2009 and 12 July 2010

Charges: five counts of crimes against humanity: murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture, and rape; two counts of war crimes: intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking part in hostilities, and pillaging; three counts of genocide: by killing, by causing serious bodily or mental harm, and by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group's physical destruction, allegedly committed at least between 2003 and 2008 in Darfur, Sudan

The first warrant for arrest for Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir was issued on 4 March 2009, the second on 12 July 2010. The suspect is still at large.
Next steps: Until Omar Al Bashir is arrested and transferred to the seat of the Court in The Hague, the case will remain in the Pre-Trial stage. The ICC does not try individuals unless they are present in the courtroom.

Q&A REGARDING APPEALS CHAMBER’S 6 MAY 2019 JUDGMENT IN THE JORDAN REFERRAL RE AL-BASHIR APPEAL

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