Sudan to hand ex-President Omar al-Bashir to ICC

By CNN Newsource

Published August 11, 2021 5:54 AM

By Nima Elbagir and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN

The Sudanese government will hand Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, according to a Cabinet of Ministers in a statement to CNN.

Bashir, who ruled Sudan for three decades before being deposed in 2019, faces charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.

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