By Caroline Tosh for IWPR
Prosecutor says he could bring charges of persecution, torture, murder and rape.
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says he has evidence to prove crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed in Darfur.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo told the UN Security Council on 14 December that his office was nearing the end of its investigation in the war-torn region and has found “sufficient evidence to identify those who bear the greatest responsibility for some of the worst crimes in Darfur.”
“The evidence [gathered] provides reasonable grounds to believe that individuals identified have committed crimes against humanity and war crimes, including the crimes of persecution, torture, murder and rape,” said Moreno-Ocampo.
The chief prosecutor also said that Sudanese judicial proceedings - including signs that Khartoum had arrested 14 war crimes suspects – “did not render the case inadmissible” before the ICC. Read more >>>
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