The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for
Sudan's defense minister, the third senior regime official sought by the
court for alleged involvement in atrocities in Darfur.
The court announced it wants Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein arrested on a
warrant containing seven counts of crimes against humanity and six war
crimes including murder, persecution, rape and torture. The charges
cover 41 different incidents, the court said.
Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked judges for the warrant in December,
saying Hussein is among those who "bear greatest criminal
responsibility" for atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region from August 2003
to March 2004.
Sudan does not recognize the court and refuses to hand over suspects
including President Omar al-Bashir, who is accused of genocide in
Darfur. His government denounced Moreno-Ocampo's request for an arrest
warrant for Hussein in December.
At the time covered by the charges, Hussein was interior minister and the Sudan government's special representative in Darfur.
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