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| Darfur militia leader in custody | |
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| A Sudanese militia leader wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Darfur is in custody, a minister has confirmed. | |
| The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Ali Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman - known as Ali Kushayb - in February last year. | The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Ali Mohamed Ali Abdel-Rahman - known as Ali Kushayb - in February last year. |
| Sudanese Justice Minister Abdel Basit Sabderat said an investigation into alleged crimes committed by Ali Kushayb was now drawing to an end. | Sudanese Justice Minister Abdel Basit Sabderat said an investigation into alleged crimes committed by Ali Kushayb was now drawing to an end. |
| The ICC chief prosecutor also accuses Sudan's president of crimes in Darfur. | The ICC chief prosecutor also accuses Sudan's president of crimes in Darfur. |
| The BBC's Amber Henshaw in the capital, Khartoum, says Sudan has refused to co-operate with the ICC case and is insisting on conducting its own investigations into crimes in Darfur. | |
| Legal experts say that Sudanese criminal law does not include charges of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity although the military law was revised last year. | |
| The government is also lobbying hard for the UN Security Council to delay an investigation into whether President Omar al-Bashir should be charged with war crimes by the ICC. | |
| The government has always denied reports that it had backed the Janjaweed militias accused of widespread atrocities in Darfur. |