2008-07-24 08:51:23

Sudanese President Defies Indictment


(24 July 08 - RV) Sudan's president visited Darfur yesterday and said he would not be cowed by his indictment on genocide charges nor allow it to distract him from the search for peace in the troubled region. Addressing supporters in Darfur's capital of al-Fasher, a defiant Omar al-Bashir also sought to cast himself as a peacemaker and discount the significance of his July 14 indictment by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor. The ICC’s Chief Proseceutor filed 10 charges against al-Bashir for masterminding a campaign of extermination and rape specifically targeting three Darfur tribes. The U.N. says about 300,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been uprooted over the past five years. Humanitarian Officer at Cafod, Anthony Mahony spoke to us about the current situation in Darfur and how a lack of security in the region is affecting both the people and aid workers. RealAudioMP3








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