International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo. Photo: ICC
UN NEWS-5 March 2012 – The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
today urged the international community to find “the final solution”
for the problem of impunity in Sudan’s conflict-affected region of
Darfur, where he said war crimes have continued despite warrants of
arrest against several senior officials, including the president.
“I think we did something complicated – we investigated the crime, we
collected the evidence, we clarified the responsibilities. But our
effort is not enough if the crime is not stopped,” Luis Moreno-Ocampo
told reporters at UN Headquarters.
Just last week the ICC issued an arrest warrant against Sudanese Defence
Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein on 20 counts of crimes against
humanity and 21 counts of war crimes.
Mr. Moreno-Ocampo said Mr. Hussein was in charge of delegating
responsibility for attacks in Darfur and coordinated raids, and was also
involved in the recruitment of the Janjaweed militia who are accused of
carrying out attacks alongside Government forces.
That case will be his last on Darfur before his tenure as ICC Prosecutor ends in June, he said.
The Security Council asked the ICC to investigate war crimes in Darfur
in 2005 after a UN inquiry found serious violations of international
human rights law.
ICC judges have also issued arrest warrants against Sudanese President
Omar Al-Bashir for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and
summonses to appear for rebel leaders Abdallah Banda, Saleh Jerbo and
Abu Garda for war crimes.
The other officials indicted are government minister Ahmed Harun and militia leader Ali Kushayb.
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