A step towards democracy Washington welcomes the extradition of Al-Bashir

After Sudan announced Wednesday the handover of those wanted in the Darfur file to the International Criminal Court, including former President Omar al-Bashir, the United States welcomed the decision.

Washington saw the decision as an important step in Sudan’s democratic transformation.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price confirmed in a press conference that Washington welcomed the decision and said it would be an important step for Sudan in the war against decades of impunity, according to him.

Sudanese Foreign Minister Maryam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi announced Khartoum’s decision to hand over Al-Bashir and two of his collaborators wanted in the Darfur file to the International Criminal Court.

from Darfur

from Darfur

The official Sudanese news agency “SUNA” quoted Al-Mahdi’s words when he met the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Assad Khan, in visit in Sudan, saying: “The government has decided to hand over the wanted people to the International Criminal Court”.

Al-Bashir is currently in Kober prison in the Sudanese capital. It was removed and suspended in April 2019.

War crimes and crimes against humanity

Last week, the Sudanese government approved the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in what was considered a new step to try Al-Bashir before this international judicial body in The Hague.


In 2009, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir, accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the armed conflict. in Darfur, which broke out in 2003, during which more than 300,000 people were killed.

The conflict in Darfur erupted when sub-Saharan African rebels launched an uprising in 2003 against the Khartoum regime.

murder and rape

Al-Bashir’s government responded to the time with a campaign of air strikes and raids by Janjaweed militias accused of committing mass murder and rape. According to the Associated Press, up to 300,000 people have been killed and 2.7 million have been displaced from their homes.

Omar al-Bashir (archive - AFP)

Omar al-Bashir (archive – AFP)

The International Criminal Court accused Omar al-Bashir of committing war crimes and genocide in Darfur. Last year, Sudanese prosecutors began their investigation into the Darfur conflict.

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