War Crimes Investigation Committee Pursues 16 Politicians via Interpol
Sudan Events – Reports
Sudan’s Attorney General and head of the National Committee for the Investigation of War Crimes, Al-Fateh Tayfour, announced that the committee has issued arrest warrants for 16 politicians accused of collaborating with the Rapid Support Forces and will ask Interpol to apprehend them for trial, along with 307 leaders and members of the Rapid Support Forces. During a meeting with Sudanese and Egyptian journalists in Port Sudan, Tayfour stated that Sudanese courts have issued verdicts against members of the Rapid Support Forces and their collaborators in 79 cases, mostly related to public rights. He explained that sentences have ranged from death to ten years in prison, with 30 cases dismissed due to insufficient evidence out of 135 cases where investigations have been completed, while investigations continue in 15,868 other criminal cases. Tayfour added that among the Rapid Support Forces members facing charges are foreign mercenaries from 12 African and Arab countries who will be tried soon, with 56 criminal cases close to being resolved. He emphasized that these are ordinary courts, not special or exceptional ones. Tayfour defended the issuance of arrest warrants against politicians, including leaders in the Advance Coordination, clarifying that these are criminal, not political charges, involving incitement to rebellion, seizing power by force, and undermining the constitutional order. The Attorney General’s office has requested temporary arrest orders from the Arab Interior Ministers Council and will soon communicate with Interpol. He also stated that accusations have been filed in cases of rape involving 216 women and girls.
