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Darfur, Sudan


ICC-02/05-02/09

Case The Prosecutor v. Bahar Idriss Abu Garda


Bahar Idriss Abu Garda

 

Born in Nana, North Darfur. Believed to be in his early forties.

Tribe Zaghawa.

Chairman and General Coordinator of Military Operations of the United Resistance Front.

Summons to appear issued under seal  7 May 2009
Unseald17 May 2009
First appearence18 May 2009
Confirmation Hearing19-29 October 2009
 

Counts

Pre-Trial Chamber I is of the opinion that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Abu Garda is criminally responsible as a co-perpetrator or as an indirect co-perpetrator for three war crimes under article 25(3)(a) of the Rome Statute:


• violence to life in the form of murder, whether committed or attempted, within the meaning of article 8(2)(c)(i) of the Statute;
• intentionally directing attacks against personnel, installations, material, units or vehicles involved in a peacekeeping mission within the meaning of article 8(2)(e)(iii) of the Statute; and
• pillaging within the meaning of article 8(2)(e)(v) of the Statute.

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