ICC says Sudan army chief vows cooperation in Darfur probe
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP):
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has said Sudan had promised its “full cooperation” in the war crimes probe of atrocities committed in the Darfur region under ousted president Omar al-Bashir.
Karim Khan said this after meeting army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan — who seized power last year in a coup — and after visiting camps in Darfur, where the United Nations says 300,000 people were killed during the conflict that began in 2003.
Bashir, 78, who has been in custody in Khartoum since his 2019 ouster, has been wanted by the ICC for more than a decade over charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Two other former aides are also wanted by The Hague-based court to face war crimes charges.
Burhan, who was a senior general under Bashir, has promised his “full cooperation” and commitment to “justice for the people in Darfur”, Khan added, as he wrapped up his trip.
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