International Criminal Prosecutor requested 9December 2, 2011), an arrest warrant against Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein (Photo at Right) for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur. Mr. Hussein, on basis of evidence reviewed by ICC Prosecutor’s Office, is “one of those who bears the greatest criminal responsibility for the same crimes and incidents presented in previous warrants of arrest for government minister Ahmed Harun and Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb, both of whom have been indicted by the court.The alleged crimes that Mr. Hussein is allegedly responsible for were perpetrated during attacks on the towns and villages of Kodoom, Bindisi, Mukjar and Arawala in the Wadi Salih and Mukjar localities of West Darfur from August 2003 to March 2004.(citing UN News Centre Source)The attacks followed a common pattern: Sudanese Government forces surrounded the villages, the Air Force dropped bombs indiscriminately and foot soldiers, including militia or Janjaweed, killed, raped and looted the entire village, forcing the displacement of four million inhabitants. Currently, 2.5 million people remain internally displaced. At that time Mr. Hussein was the Sudanese Minister for the Interior as well as Special Representative of the President in Darfur, with all of the powers and responsibilities of the President. “The evidence shows that this was a State policy supervised by Mr. Hussein to ensure the coordination of attacks against civilians, Moreover, the evidence shows that directly and through Mr. Harun (Minister of Interior appointed by Hussein on “Darfur Security Desk”), Mr. Hussein played a central role in coordinating the crimes, including in recruiting, mobilizing, funding, arming, training and the deployment of the militia/Janjaweed as part of the Government of the Sudan forces, with the knowledge that these forces would commit the crimes,” he stated. The prospects for peace and security have been dramatically varied depending on the person speaking and timeframe. Only in September's the UNSG's Special Representative on Darfur expressed optimism that "Darfur Peace is Achievable." diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/darfur-peace-achieveable-unau-envoy-contends/35098 . The referendum and independence of South Sudan was also viewed by many as a hopeful step. However, I have been more reserved about the prospects. Conflict and displacement of refugees, perhaps ethnic cleansing" has not abated but to the contrary by some accounts. Further, Darfur does not appear any closer to resolution and could be a further victim of having fallen off the top page of the Sudan agenda. (See Film Report from January 2011 - "Bashir in South Sudan-Darfur Forgotten?" - diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/movie/bashir-in-south-sudandarfur-forgotten/23951 . The Prosecutor believes that Mr. Hussein should be arrested to prevent him from continuing to commit crimes within the jurisdiction of the court. The ICC so far has 4 Darfur cases based on original referral in 2005 by UN Security Council. ICC judges have also issued arrest warrants against Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, and summonses to appear for rebel leaders Abdallah Banda, Saleh Jerbo and Abu Garda for war crimes. Another Dashed Hope? - Read – “Sudan to Allow Human Rights Mission?” diplomaticallyincorrect.org/films/blog_post/sudan-to-allow-human-rights-mission-by-ambassador-mo/34633 By Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey




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