Sudan: ICC Trial Chamber Terminates Case for Sudan War Crimes Against Former JEM Commander Abdallah Banda ‘Without Prejudice’

The Hague — Trial Chamber IV of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, has terminated the proceedings against the former commander of Sudan’s Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) ‘Collective Leadership’ faction, Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain, and thereby vacated the arrest warrant against him. The Chamber ‘deplores’ the position taken by the Prosecution, and emphasised that “this determination is without prejudice to any case that could be brought against Mr Banda…