Sudan will hand over former president Omar al-Bashir to be tried for alleged Darfur war crimes
- The United Nations says about 300,000 people have been killed and millions displaced since the conflict erupted in 2003
- The International Criminal Court has charged Bashir with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the conflict
Sudan has agreed to hand ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir and others to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur, a member of Khartoum’s ruling body said on Tuesday.
The ICC, based in The Hague, the Netherlands, has charged Bashir and three of his former aides with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Sudan’s western region during a brutal conflict from 2003.
“Those who have been indicted by the ICC, they have to go there,” Mohamed Hassan Al-Taishay, a member of Sudan’s ruling sovereign council, was quoted as saying in a statement.
His remarks came as a government delegation met rebel groups in the South Sudanese capital of Juba. He said the talks concerned achieving justice and reconciliation in Darfur, where the United Nations says about 300,000 people have been killed and millions displaced since the conflict erupted.
Taishay said they had agreed on several mechanisms for achieving peace in the region.