ICC Releases Evidence on Darfur Crimes

Just wanted to follow up on Ken's post yesterday. We released an official statement in reaction to the evidence released by the Prosecutor for the Internatinal Criminal Court (ICC) today. As Ken says in the statment,

“The presentation of evidence by the ICC Prosecutor is a good first step in
bringing to justice the people responsible for heinous crimes against humanity
in Darfur. The evidence makes it clear that senior government officials are
responsible for the brutalities in Darfur and they must be held
accountable.”

The ICC's press release says:

"Today ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo presents evidence showing that Ahmad Muhammad Harun, former Minister of State for the Interior of the Government of the Sudan, and Ali Kushayb, a leader of the Militia/Janjaweed, jointly committed crimes against the civilian population in Darfur. Based on evidence collected during the last 20 months, the Prosecution has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe that Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb, (also known as Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman) bear criminal responsibility in relation to 51 counts of alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes. The evidence shows they acted together, and with others, with the common purpose of carrying out attacks against the civilian populations."

The full press release includes links to a .pdf of the summary of evidence provided by the Prosecutor and a fact sheet on the Prosecutor's investigation in Darfur.

You can also read the ICC Prosecutor's Press Briefing.