By RFPosted on 25-11-2019Modified on 25-11-2019 at 23:30
This was affirmed on 22 November the number 1 of the executive, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, leader of the sovereign council. For several weeks, the rumor was of a possible extradition of the former Sudanese leader. Omar al-Bashir is under an ICC mandate for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Darfur.
While calls for the transfer of Omar al-Bashir to the ICC have multiplied in recent weeks, General Al-Burhan puts an end to all hope, there will be no extradition .
Sudan has no obligation to the International Court, recalled Sudan's ambassador to the UN, as Khartoum did not sign the Rome Accords.
Visiting Darfur three weeks ago, the Prime Minister had yet awoken expectations. In front of the refugees who demanded that all the criminals of Darfur be sent to the ICC, Abdalla Hamdok replied: " We will all work together to meet your demands and ensure a return to a normal life. "
A statement hailed by the civil society of Darfur.
Omar al-Bashir is currently being tried in his country for corruption . The verdict is expected next month. For the past two weeks, he has also been the subject of a new arrest warrant for his role in the coup d'état that brought him to power 30 years ago, and for which he risks the death penalty or imprisonment. life.
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