Sudan initiates probe into Darfur region crimes under Omar al-Bashir

Sudan State Prosecutor told media on December 22 that country has initiated an investigation into crimes committed in Darfur region by members of previous government under former President Omar al-Bashir. A criminal case has also been opened against former President Omar al-Bashir on charges of crimes against humanity in Darfur informed Attorney General Taj Al-Sir Ali Al-Hebr in a press conference in Khartoum.

General Prosecution has filed a criminal case against al-Bashir and former Defence Minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein besides 51 or defendants accused of committing crimes in Darfur, he elaborated. Legal procedures have started to bring back former chief of National Intelligence and Security Service Salah Abdallah from Egypt, he ded. prosecutor said that all leers of former regime will face criminal cases with punishments including death penalties, ting that perpetrators of such crimes cant be released on bail.

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"We have started investigation procedures on crimes which have been committed in Darfur since 2003," Al-Hebr said.

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Conviction of al-Bashir

International Criminal Court in Hague h issued an arrest warrant against al-Bashir for allegedly committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur region on  March 4, 2009. A charge of gecide was also ded to arrest warrant in 2010. Meanwhile, Sudan's new transitional government has vowed to establish peace in conflict-hit regions, including Darfur. Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was convicted by country's court on December 14 on charges of corruption and illicit possession of foreign currency. He has been sentenced to two years of detention in a reform facility. 75-year-old was ousted in April following months of street protests against his three-dece rule. court has decided to send him to a reform facility rar than a prison, on account of his . Prosecutors have also ordered confiscation of 6.9 million euros as well as USD 351,770 and 5.7 million Sudanese pounds (USD 128,000) found in Bashir’s residence when he was thrown off his position.

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(With inputs from ANI)

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