International Criminal Court to announce details of new Darfur prosecution next week

A prosecutor will present evidence to judges Monday of crimes committed throughout the Sudanese region of Darfur in the past five years and name one or more new suspects, the International Criminal Court said Thursday. The court did not say who will be identified as a suspect in the document or give any details of the charges. In a report to the U.N. Security Council in June, Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo alleged that Sudan's "whole state apparatus" is implicated in crimes against humanity in the western Darfur region. Judges can issue a summons or arrest warrant for any suspects named by prosecutors if they think the evidence merits such a move. Even so, the Hague-based court is unlikely to get its hands on any new suspects any time soon. The court has no police force to execute arrest warrants, and the Sudanese government... [read full story]