By AFP More by this AuthorUnited NationsThe International Criminal Court called on Wednesday for Sudanese war crimes suspects to turn themselves in, just a day after long-time fugitive militiaman Ali Kushayb surrendered to The Hague. "There should be no escape from justice for perpetrators of the world's most serious crimes under international law," she said, calling on others to surrender themselves. FAIR JUDICIAL PROCESSAdvertisement"I take this opportunity to call Abdallah Banda and all the ICC suspects to surrender to the ICC and answer the charges against them through a fair, objective and independent judicial process." Abdallah Banda has been wanted for war crimes since 2019 by the ICC, which is also searching for two other individuals related to the case. WAR CRIMESThe Security Council members who helped found the ICC (Belgium, Dominican Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Nigeria, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Tunisia and Britain) in a joint statement underlined their commitment to fighting against impunity from war crimes.

Source: Daily Nation June 11, 2020 08:03 UTC