ICC official discusses in Sudan accelerating handover of Darfur suspects
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ICC official discusses in Sudan accelerating handover of Darfur suspects - sources
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By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court s chief prosecutor has held talks with Sudanese officials on accelerating practical steps to hand over those wanted by the court over alleged atrocities committed in Darfur in the early 2000s, two senior Sudanese government sources said on Wednesday. Sudan s former president Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years until he was ousted in 2019, is among those sought by the ICC, though the sources did not mention any specific names. The ICC issued arrest warrants in 2009 and 2010 for Bashir, accusing him of masterminding atrocities in his campaign to crush a revolt in the western region of Darfur. Some 300,000 people were killed and 2.5 million driven from their homes. The sovereign council, a joint military and civilian body overseeing Sudan s transition towards democracy, confirmed in a statement that ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan was in Khartoum for talks but made no comment on what was agreed. It qu