Sudan: a former official of the al-Bashir regime wants to be transferred to the ICC
Ahmed Harun, this former Sudanese official, has expressed his wish to be transferred to the ICC.
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In Khartoum, a former al-Bashir regime official tried in Sudan for war crimes in Darfur announced that he preferred to be tried before the ICC, the International Criminal Court and not in his country.
Ahmed Haroun is also claimed by the ICC, since 2007, for the same facts.
Haroun held several positions with al-Bashir, he was leader of the ruling party, the National Congress, Minister of State at the Ministry of the Interior and general coordinator of the People's Police, a kind of militia that depends on the ministry. inside.
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It is in a statement widely shared on social networks since Tuesday, that Ahmed Haroun, this
former Sudanese official
, expressed his wish to be transferred to the ICC.
The announcement comes after his refusal to cooperate with the commission charged with establishing the truth about the crimes in Darfur, during a new appearance earlier this week.
Ahmed Haroun accuses the local authorities of keeping him in detention "
in violation of the law
" adding to have been "
deprived
" of the right to challenge his arrest.
An authority "
with such a terrible practice of the law
", he affirms, that it will "
not be able or will not want to do justice
", he wrote.
It is for these reasons, and for others, he explains, that "
I confidently announce
that
I prefer my case to be referred to the ICC
."
In the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court in 2007, there are 42 charges including: murder, rape, torture, persecution and looting ...
Other Sudanese officials are also claimed by the ICC, headed by ousted President Omar al-Bashir detained and tried in Khartoum.
Last year Ali Kosheib, leader of the Janjaweed militia, also involved in atrocities in Darfur, gave himself up to the International Criminal Court.
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