SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Opposition forces: ‘Al Bashir must be tried both in Sudan and abroad’

25/11/19: Radio Dabanga - Opposition forces: ‘Al Bashir must be tried both in Sudan and abroad’

 Radio Dabanga reports that the Darfur Bar Association (DBA) says that the indictment of Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court does not mean he cannot be tried in Sudanese courts for other crimes.

 The DBA stated that the purpose of handing over Al Bashir and other Sudanese officials to The Hague is not vengeance, but “to consolidate justice in society, and achieve punitive deterrence that prevents rulers from tampering with human blood”.

 The DBA also stressed that Darfuri community leaders who also committed serious crimes in tandem with al-Bashir must be held accountable, in order to “ensure the Rule of Law, and …achieve justice for the sake of the victims.”