New York (SUNA) – Ambassador Al-Harith Idris, Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, called on the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to add figures and individuals from foreign countries—including Sudan’s neighboring states and other African countries, as well as major regional sponsors—to the list of those being investigated, due to their role in inciting the continuation of the war, providing logistical support, smuggling weapons, and supplying provisions and drones to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). This support, he said, enabled the RSF to occupy parts of Sudanese territory with the help of foreign mercenaries, with the aim of establishing a parallel government.
Ambassador Al-Harith, in his remarks before the Security Council in response to the ICC Prosecutor’s report, added that what has occurred constitutes a “crime of aggression” that must be addressed by including these individuals in the investigation, in order to put an end to the growing state of impunity that has recently intensified as part of a series of atrocities witnessed by the world.
He pointed out that Sudan is appealing to the international community to provide sufficient financial, logistical, and political support to enable the ICC to fulfill its mandate in investigating the grave crimes currently being committed in Darfur. He explained that the continued impunity of perpetrators threatens not only peace and security in Darfur, but also undermines efforts toward transitional justice and national reconciliation throughout Sudan.
