Nyala, October 14 (Darfur24)
Thousands of displaced people in displacement and refugee camps in Darfur and Chad took to the streets on Monday in support of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) conviction of Ali Kushayb, raising slogans demanding justice and the extradition of the remaining wanted individuals.
On October 6, the ICC convicted Ali Kushayb of 27 counts of murder, torture, persecution, and outrages upon human dignity, which constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed in the areas of Deleig, Bindisi, and Kadum between 2003 and 2004.
Addressing a rally in support of the displaced in Kalma camp in South Darfur, the leader and founder of the Sudan Liberation Army, Abdul Wahid Nour, said that the displaced had spent nearly 23 years in displacement camps, steadfastly fighting for justice.
For its part, the General Coordination for Displaced Persons and Refugees in Darfur noted in a statement that the marches were organized in the Kalma, Al-Hamidiya, Tawila Khams Daqiq, Nertiti, Sortony, Golo, and Kassab camps. The coordination indicated that protests will be held in other forms due to the security conditions in the Mukjar, Bindisi, and Deleig camps, in support of the conviction of Ali Kushayb for committing horrific violations and crimes against the people of Darfur.
The Committee further renewed its call for the surrender of the remaining wanted individuals, including ousted president Omar al-Bashir, stressing that this is a non-negotiable condition.
The court stated in its conviction that Kushayb was guilty, as an accomplice to Janjaweed forces or government forces in Sudan, of committing the murder and torture of at least 200 prisoners and detainees during military operations.
Kushayb surrendered himself to the ICC in June 2020 in a border area between Sudan and the Central African Republic.
The Darfur file was referred by the UN Security Council in March 2005, pursuant to Resolution 1593, the first of its kind to the court since its establishment in 2002.
The court issued arrest warrants for ousted President Omar al-Bashir, his Defense Minister Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein, and Ahmed Haroun, who held several positions under the former regime, including Minister of State at the Ministry of Interior.