Sudan says it will send former dictator Omar al-Bashir to ICC
Source: The Guardian
Sudan is to hand over the former dictator Omar al-Bashir to the international criminal court in The Hague to face trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the country’s military council has said.
The decision is a dramatic reversal of the council’s previous position, and will encourage defenders of the beleaguered institution. However the exact details of how and when Bashir might be handed over are unclear, and apparently dependent on a comprehensive peace deal between authorities and rebels.
Bashir has been in prison in Khartoum since being forced from power in April, when security forces withdrew their support for his repressive regime after months of protests.
In December the former leader was sentenced to two years in a reform facility for corruption – a sentence dismissed as derisory by victims of his brutal 29-year rule.
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Jason Burke Africa correspondent
Tue 11 Feb 2020 15.08 GMT
Last modified on Tue 11 Feb 2020 15.16 GMT
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So, maybe it's not so bad for him after all.
But then, it is Cricket.
... as a cricket match.
