Sudan Appoints New Darfur Crimes Prosecutor

The new prosecutor was appointed by president Omar Al-Bashir who is being viewed as one of the main suspects of war crimes by the International Criminal Court. Three previous prosecutors resigned in a period of less than two years.

A child holds bullets collected in North Darfur (file photo) :The new prosecutor is in charge of investigating war crimes, crimes against humanity in the region as well as crimes contained in the Sudanese Anti-Terrorism Law of 2001.

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