{"id":43787,"date":"2020-02-13T09:27:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T08:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/43787-sudan-if-al-bashir-can-t-go-to-the-icc-will-the-icc-go-to-bashir.html"},"modified":"2020-02-13T09:27:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T08:27:16","slug":"sudan-if-al-bashir-can-t-go-to-the-icc-will-the-icc-go-to-bashir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/43787-sudan-if-al-bashir-can-t-go-to-the-icc-will-the-icc-go-to-bashir.html","title":{"rendered":"Sudan: If Al-Bashir can\u2019t go to the ICC, will the ICC go to Al-Bashir?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>48 hours after the stunning news that Sudan\u2019s ex-president Omar Al-Bashir would be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has been trying to arrest him for 11 years, the situation is not so straightforward. If Al-Bashir cannot be sent to The Hague, the country\u2019s transitional authorities say the ICC should come to Al-Bashir.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSudan\u2019s rulers to hand over ex-president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court on war crimes\u201d announced the BBC as \u201cBreaking News\u201d. This was immediately relayed all over social media that Tuesday February 11. Taking up the story, <a href=\"en\/live-feed\/43756-sudan-to-hand-over-bashir-to-icc-for-darfur-crimes-top-official.html\">AFP<\/a> reminded that Bashir, 76, has been jailed in Khartoum since his ouster in April 2019 and is wanted by the ICC for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the Darfur conflict, which broke out in 2003. Three of his former aides are also wanted by the ICC: Ahmed Harun, Abdulrahim Mohamad Hussein and Ali Kushayb. The declaration by the sovereign council member came after a government delegation met with Darfur rebel groups in the South Sudanese capital Juba, AFP added.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"boorder: 1px solid #ccc;\"><span id=\"jsTweet1227227597060411392\" class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-twitter articleTweet\" tweetID=\"1227227597060411392\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The sovereign council, a majority civil society body charged with overseeing the transition, is headed by General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhane. He said last year he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2019\/12\/14\/au-soudan-la-justice-commence-a-solder-l-ere-bachir_6022892_3212.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">opposed transferring to The Hague Al-Bashir<\/a>, who was unseated in a palace coup just before marking three decades as Sudan\u2019s leader. In theory, the country is now governed by a transitional administration led by Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, a technocrat economist who formerly worked with the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters news agency gave more detail: \u201cThe government and the rebel groups reached an agreement during a meeting in South Sudan\u2019s capital Juba that included \u2018the appearance of those who face arrest warrants before the International Criminal Court\u2019, said Mohamed al-Hassan al-Taishi, a member of Sudan\u2019s sovereign council.\u201d At this stage, the sovereign council member did not mention Al-Bashir by name.\u00a0 AFP also put the declaration in a context where \u00a0\u201cthe Juba talks, still ongoing, focused on justice and reconciliation in Darfur, where the United Nations says about 300,000 people have been killed and millions displaced since the conflict erupted\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>ICC trial in Sudan?<\/h3>\n<p>Very quickly, a Sudanese reporter for Britain\u2019s Channel 4 contradicted the BBC\u2019s\u00a0\u201cBreaking News\u201d. \u201cFast journalism can be scarily detrimental,\u201d commented <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YousraElbagir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Yousra Elbagir<\/a> on Twitter. \u201cAt no point did Mohammed Hassan Eltaish - who is leading government peace talks with armed rebel groups - say that Al-Bashir will be sent to The Hague.\u201d A few minutes later she rectified, citing a second source: \u201cI spoke to a senior government official this morning who told me there have been two\/three months of consultations over how they can cooperate with the ICC - especially after demands from armed rebel groups during peace talks that Al-Bashir be sent to face trial in The Hague.\u201d But the government agrees that having Bashir tried outside Sudan would be too problematic. \u201cSo they are discussing ways for Al-Bashir to \u2018appear\u2019 in front of the ICC, within the country's borders,\u201d writes the journalist.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"boorder: 1px solid #ccc;\"><span id=\"jsTweet1227322036189569025\" class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-twitter articleTweet\" tweetID=\"1227322036189569025\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sudan\u2019s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok confirmed the next day in a Khartoum meeting with Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth that the government wants to \u201ccooperate with the ICC\u201d, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/02\/12\/sudan-opens-door-icc-prosecutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a> from the American NGO. The communiqu\u00e9 also cites General Al-Burhane, who seems to have changed his mind: \u201cGeneral Abel Fattah al-Burhan, who chairs the Sovereign Council, told Human Rights Watch: \u2018We agreed no one is above the law, and that people will be brought to justice, be it in Sudan or outside Sudan with the help of the ICC\u2019.\u201d Negotiations should now start with the ICC, said Human Rights Watch: \u201cThe transitional government should urgently invite ICC officials to Sudan to discuss terms of cooperation and how to move forward with the prosecutions\u201d. It did not comment on where a trial might be held.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"boorder: 1px solid #ccc;\"><span id=\"jsTweet1227643488998699008\" class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-twitter articleTweet\" tweetID=\"1227643488998699008\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While nothing in the ICC\u2019s Statute prevents it from holding trials in the country concerned, it has so far refused to do so in cases <a href=\"https:\/\/justiceinconflict.org\/2015\/08\/13\/is-local-icc-justice-necessarily-better-than-icc-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">concerning the DRC, Kenya, Uganda and Libya<\/a>. \u201cEven in stable contexts, it has chosen not to\u201d, lawyer and blogger Mark Kersten commented on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"boorder: 1px solid #ccc;\"><span id=\"jsTweet1227620463217647621\" class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-twitter articleTweet\" tweetID=\"1227620463217647621\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>A \u201close-lose\u201d case for the ICC<\/h3>\n<p>So the outcome remains uncertain in a case that has up to now been extremely costly and embarrassing for the ICC. It has been an indicator of its weakness, since no State agreed to hand Al Bashir over to the court and his case became a rallying point for African opposition to the ICC.\u00a0 Because of Al Bashir, big regional power South Africa nearly pulled out of the ICC and there was friction with Jordan, the only ICC State Party in its region. They both, like other states that Al-Bashir visited, refused to arrest and hand him over. The ICC had no choice but to keep a low profile and admonish State Parties that did not cooperate, without sanctioning them. \u201cThus before al-Bashir\u2019s fall from power, his indictment had developed into a lose-lose situation for the Court and its proponents,\u201d commented international law professor <a href=\"en\/tribunals\/icc\/41815-al-bashir-icc-is-it-worth-getting-your-man-if-you-jeopardise-your-mission.html\">Kerstin Carlson<\/a> in a 2019 article published by The Conversation and Justice Info. \u201cOn the one hand, the situation that prompted the indictment \u2013 the genocide in Darfur \u2013 was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2019\/06\/sudan-fresh-evidence-of-government-sponsored-crimes-in-darfur-shows-drawdown-of-peacekeepers-premature-and-reckless\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">ongoing and unaddressed<\/a> by the court. On the other hand, any action the ICC could take against al-Bashir was politically costly, continuing to weaken an <a href=\"http:\/\/opiniojuris.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lincolns-22-May_ForKevinJonHeller-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">institution already under threat<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"boorder: 1px solid #ccc;\"><div class=\"articleLink articleLink--editorRecommanded articleLink--textInImage articleLink--textTop\" style=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"articleLinkSurTitle\">Recommended reading<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"articleLinkImageLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/41815-al-bashir-icc-is-it-worth-getting-your-man-if-you-jeopardise-your-mission.html\"><div class=\"articleLinkImageContainer \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/a0c29636f3a950c7ce6087e8df730047-540x360.jpg\" class=\"articleLinkImage backgroundImageTag w-100 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/41815-al-bashir-icc-is-it-worth-getting-your-man-if-you-jeopardise-your-mission.html\" class=\"articleLinkTitle articleLinkTitle--default\">\r\n\t\t\tAl-Bashir and the ICC: is it worth getting your man, if you jeopardise your mission?\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Justice Info after Tuesday\u2019s announcement by the Sudanese transitional authorities, Carlson says it is \u201cinteresting that the ICC is being considered as a tool (though not, I do not suppose, as a demonstration to any particular commitment to rule of law) in internal Sudanese politics. This shows a parallel for how other countries, notably Uganda and Congo, have partnered with the ICC for political gain while avoiding any increase in rule of law constraints for their own deeply flawed ruling regimes\u201d. Some international criminal law analysts insist that getting Al-Bashir would be a \u201cvictory, full stop, for the institution\u201d, but Carlson disagrees. \u201cThe situation in Darfur referred to the ICC related to genocide and other crimes committed primarily by the RSF; these are the forces that took control in June 2019 and with whom negotiations are ongoing.\u00a0At this juncture, more than ever, the ICC needs to be careful not to further destroy its credibility by cooperating with the sorts of bad actors who should, by rights, be before a court themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ICC spokesman declined to comment, saying the court was waiting for an \u201cofficial confirmation\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-encadre\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<p><strong>TIMELINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Early 2003<\/strong>, a bloody conflict breaks out in Darfur (western Sudan) between the Sudanese army and \u201cJanjaweed\u201d Arab militia on the one hand, and two rebel movements, the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>31 March 2005<\/strong>, the UN Security Council, in its Resolution 1593, refers the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court\u2019s Prosecutor at the time, Luis Moreno Ocampo.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>7 April 2005<\/strong>, the Prosecutor unseals documents prepared by the United Nations commission of inquiry on Darfur. This document contains the names of 51 suspects.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 June 2005<\/strong>, the ICC Prosecutor decides to open an investigation on Darfur.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>13 March 2007<\/strong>, Ocampo accuses former interior minister Ahmad Harun and former Janjaweed leader Ali Kuchayb of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Arrest warrants for them are issued on 27 April 2007.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>4 March 2009<\/strong>, a third arrest warrant is issued for the president of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir, for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide, with the last charge being added to the first two on 12 July 2010.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 March 2012<\/strong>, The ICC issues a fourth arrest warrant against Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein, former minister of the interior and former special representative of the Sudanese President in Darfur, for crimes against humanity and war crimes.\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>11 April 2019<\/strong>, President Omar Al-Bashir is overthrown by the military, from which he comes, after three months of popular protests in Sudan. Transitional bodies are set up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>48 hours after the stunning news that Sudan\u2019s ex-president Omar Al-Bashir would be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has been trying to arrest him for 11 years, the situation is not so straightforward. 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