Sudan's Bashir Facing Possible New ICC Indictment

(04 Feb 10 - RV) On Wednesday, Judges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague reversed a decision that prosecutors had not provided sufficient evidence to add genocide to the list of charges already facing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was formally charged with 7 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in March, 2009. Bashir was the first sitting head of state in history to face an ICC indictment. The director of South Africa’s Denis Hurley Peace Institute, Fr. Sean O’Leary told us the ICC’s actions may not have the desired effect and could prove an obstacle to lasting peace in Sudan…