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World court to open Darfur cases Court widens Darfur investigation
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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor is to announce two new cases in Sudan over attacks on humanitarian workers and peacekeepers. The International Criminal Court will investigate attacks both on civilians and international personnel in Darfur, its chief prosecutor has said.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo will also tell the UN of Sudan's continuing failure to arrest two men accused of war crimes. Luis Moreno-Ocampo also criticised Sudan for failing to hand over two war crimes suspects, and even promoting one of them since his indictment.
In February Mr Moreno-Ocampo issued arrest warrants for Ahmed Haroun, a Sudanese government minister, and Ali Kushayb, a Janjaweed militia leader. Warrants were issued in February for government minister Ahmed Haroun and Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb.
Both men were accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Sudan accused the prosecutor of "moral and professional bankruptcy".
The Sudanese government does not recognise the International Criminal Court and has not arrested the pair. The country does not recognise the authority of the ICC and appointed Mr Haroun to investigate humanitarian abuses in Darfur.
Khartoum subsequently made Mr Haroun responsible for investigating humanitarian abuses in Darfur. 'Rape and murder'
Peacekeeping Mr Moreno-Ocampo said one investigation would look at the alleged responsibility of Sudanese government officials for attacks on 2.5 million civilians.
Human rights groups say the UN Security Council has not put as much pressure on the Sudanese as it might because it is also trying to get peacekeepers deployed to Darfur and wants to make progress there. Ahmed Haroun is now Sudan's human rights monitor
Mr Moreno-Ocampo will also tell the UN Security Council on Wednesday of his plans to open two new cases in Darfur over attacks on humanitarian workers and peacekeepers. It would investigate "a calculated, organised campaign by Sudanese officials to attack individuals and further destroy the social fabric of entire communities", he said.
Ten African Union peacekeepers were killed in the Darfur town of Haskanita in September by rebels. The other inquiry, he added, would look at attacks on humanitarian workers and UN peacekeepers such as that on 29 October, 10 African Union soldiers were killed at the Haskanita military base in Darfur.
Aid workers are increasingly becoming targets as the rebel groups who have been fighting the Sudanese government splinter.Aid workers are increasingly becoming targets as the rebel groups who have been fighting the Sudanese government splinter.
The prosecutor urged the UN Security Council to demand that Sudan hand over Mr Haroun.
"When will be a better time to arrest Haroun?" he asked.
"How many more women, girls, have to be raped? How many more persons have to be killed?"
Sudan defiant
On Wednesday, the Sudanese Ambassador to the UN, Abdelmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamed, reiterated his government's intransigent line.
"There is no way we are going to surrender our people to the ICC," he said.
Human rights groups say the UN Security Council has not put as much pressure on the Sudanese as it might.
The Security Council is trying to get peacekeepers deployed in Darfur.