Darfur 24-Nyala

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, said  justice in Darfur will only be achieved by prosecuting persons who have committed crimes against civilians in Darfur.

After meeting with the government of South Darfur in Nyala on Monday, she said, “Justice will not be achieved unless those persons against whom arrest warrants have been issued are tried either here in Sudan or before the International Criminal Court”.

“We are now engaged in talks with the Sudanese government in order to implement the arrest warrants that have been issued against the  ousted President Omar al-Bashir, former Defense Minister Abd al-Rahim Mohamed Husayn, and Ahmed Harun She added “.

Bensouda stated that her visit to Darfur was not for investigation, but to meet with the government and the victims, and revealed the intention of the International Criminal Court to send investigators to Darfur in the coming days.

she continued” There are investigators who will visit Darfur as soon as possible, and this indicates that the investigations have never stopped, but rather are continuing”.

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said that she is happy to finally be able to visit Darfur to meet the authorities in Darfur and the victims affected by the war in Darfur.

For his part, the Governor of South Darfur, Musa Mahdi, said that the state government will cooperate with the Criminal Court until the perpetrators of Darfur crimes are brought before a just trial.

Musa Mahdi   affirmed  that the state government will stand by the prosecutor , who will succeed Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and the investigators.