“Souls of the victims of Darfur conflict will not rest until dictator Omar Al Bashir and others indicted are transferred to the Hague to face trial” human rights activist Omar Adam told Darfur 24.
Adam was among participants of a workshop on ICC and Darfur Crimes, jointly organized by Sudan Institute for Democracy and the Darfur Bar Association, in collaboration with Al-Democrati newspaper, at Al Salam Rotana Hotel, Thursday.
Omar, who was wearing a white shirt, a black suit and a red tie, said “The warplanes of al-Bashir killed a number of my family members in the Jebel Marra area, and I will not forget the pictures of the dead and wounded in the village of Darbat after dropping bombs on the residents of the village, where my brother his family were killed”
Reform of judicial institutions
Aisha Musa, a member of the Sovereignty Council, called for reforming the judicial institutions and restoring the moderation of what the previous regime had corrupted.
Aisha Moussa affirmed her support for the principle of holding accountable those accused of the ousted regime for the crimes they committed in the Darfur region.
Aishs called for their immediate transfer to the International Criminal Court, calling for the necessity of reform in the Sudanesed justice institutions.
She stressed the need to reform the justice system in the country, demanding that all difficulties hindering transitional justice be overcome, and Aisha Musa said during her address to the workshop (that the state is proceeding with the trial of the accused leaders of the ousted regime in accordance with international standards in justice), noting that the government has a clear opinion about The case of the deposed and his cohorts.
Commitment to implement the peace agreement
Maulana Taj Al-Sir Al-Habr, Attorney General, affirmed the commitment of the transitional government to implement the peace agreements that established the trial of those accused of crimes in Darfur.
In the same workshop, he said that this issue is linked to an important part related to adherence to the peace treaties, noting that these pacts stipulated the trial of the accused, saying that the agreement of understanding signed recently in this regard is a positive step, indicating that a full vision has not yet emerged regarding the situation. Trial of the accused.
Is there a law that tries those accused of war crimes in Darfur?
The expert in international law and prominent lawyer Kamal Al-Jazouli initiated his intervention in the forum with a question, “Are there laws in Sudan that prosecute Al-Bashir and whoever is accused of war crimes in Darfur? Before he cited the speech of a commander of the armed forces after the overthrow of the previous regime in April 2019, who confirmed the refusal to hand over Al-Bashir or any Sudanese wanted to the International Criminal Court.
Al-Jazouli explained that the Criminal Court is a permanent justice body, which came into existence after a long struggle by millions of people from different nations, after civilians became the victims of continuous wars.
He pointed out that historically the idea was to protect the rights of states, but after the development of humanity, international law became safeguarding the rights of individuals, especially after the Second World War, in which the conscience of humanity was shaken after the killing of millions of people.
Al-Jazouli described the stage of consensus on the Rome Charter, in 1998, where he confirmed the participation of Sudan with a large delegation and its participation in drafting the provisions of the charter.
No peace without justice
The human rights and legal defender Saleh Mahmoud considered in his paper on the crimes committed during the conflict in Darfur, where Saleh said, “The government militias have burned about 15 thousand villages and displaced 4 million people, and added that the crim