International Criminal Court judges have reversed a ruling that there is insufficient proof to charge Sudan's president with genocide in Darfur. A warrant was issued last year against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on seven counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. .Prosecutors said Mr Bashir's government sought to wipe out three ethnic groups, the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa. <br/><br/>The Hague court's pre-trial chamber will now have to rule on whether to add three counts of genocide. If genocide charges are now brought, they will be the first to be issued by the ICC against a sitting head of state. African and Arab leaders have rallied around Mr Bashir and several nations have refused to honour the existing warrant.The UN says 300,000 people have died in the Darfur conflict since 2003.
News On AIR | February 3, 2010 8:12 PM
ICC judges reverse ruling on Sudanese President on genocide in Darfur