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ICC to file evidence on Darfur on Feb. 27
22 Feb 2007 12:26:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Darfur conflict

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AMSTERDAM, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will file the first evidence against suspects accused of committing war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region on Feb. 27, the prosecutor's office said on Thursday.

Chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said in December his investigators had found evidence of rape, torture, murder and sexual violence in Darfur. His announcement is keenly awaited to see if he charges government figures as well as rebels.

Experts say around 200,000 people have been killed and about 2.5 million others driven from their homes in Darfur since 2003, when rebels took up arms against the government, charging it with neglect. Khartoum says only about 9,000 people have died.


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