Sudan: ICC Vs Former Darfur JEM Commander Abdallah Banda – Prosecutors Ask for Withdrawal of War Crimes Charges As ‘Evidence Deteriorated After 10+ Years’

The Hague — In a blow to the prospects of ensuring accountability and eliminating impunity for war crimes and atrocities in Sudan and Darfur, the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, has asked judges to withdraw war crimes charges against the former commander of Sudan’s Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) ‘Collective Leadership’ faction, Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain, saying the evidence against him has deteriorated to the point where…