Al Bashir Case

The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir

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At large

Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir

President of the Republic of Sudan since 16 October 1993 at time of warrants. Arrest warrants: 4 March 2009 and 12 July 2010

Charges: five counts of crimes against humanity: murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture, and rape; two counts of war crimes: intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population as such or against individual civilians not taking part in hostilities, and pillaging; three counts of genocide: by killing, by causing serious bodily or mental harm, and by deliberately inflicting on each target group conditions of life calculated to bring about the group's physical destruction, allegedly committed at least between 2003 and 2008 in Darfur, Sudan

Pre-Trial Chamber II

Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala
Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez
Judge Haykel Ben Mahfoudh

Office of the Prosecutor

Karim A. A. Khan, Prosecutor

Defence

Legal Representatives of the Victims

UNSC referral

Summary of situation in Darfur, Sudan

UN Security Council refers the situation in Darfur, Sudan, to the ICC with Resolution 1593

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Investigations begin in Darfur

OTP opens investigations in Darfur, makes public announcement.

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Arrest warrant issued

Pre-Trial Judges issue arrest warrant for Mr Al Bashir.Press release 

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2nd arrest warrant requested

OTP appeals Pre-Trial Judges' rejection of charges of genocide against Mr Al Bashir, effectively requesting the charge to be reconsidered

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Appeals Chamber reverses decision on charges of genocide

The Appeals Chamber directed the Pre-Trial Chamber to decide anew whether or not the arrest warrant should be extended to cover the charge of genocide in the Al Bashir case

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2nd arrest warrant issued

Pre-Trial Chamber I to decide anew on the genocide charge, 03/02/2010

Pre-Trial Judges issue new arrest warrant with additional charges including a charge on genocide.Press release

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UNSC informed of non-cooperation on arrest

Pre-Trial Chamber I and Pre-Trial Chamber II inform UN Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties of Mr Al Bashir's visit to Kenya, Chad, Djibouti, Malawi and of Chad's and Democratic Republic of Congo's non-cooperation in the arrest and surrender of Mr Al Bashir. Pre-Trial Chamber II informs the Security Council of Sudan's non-cooperation in the arrest and surrender of Mr Al Bashir.

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Pre-Trial Judges request cooperation for arrest

Pre-Trial Chamber I asks Kenya for information on any possible impediment to Al Bashir's arrest and surrender in the event he visits the country on 30 October

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Reponse on the cooperation request

Kenya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds to the Registrar that it is not aware of any impending visit by Mr Al Bashir to Kenya.

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Pre-Trial Judges request cooperation for arrest

Pre-Trial Chamber I requests the cooperation from CAR to execute the arrest warrants against Mr Al Bashir.

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Pre-Trial Judges request cooperation for arrest

Pre-Trial Chamber I requests observations from Malawi on enforcing arrest warrants against Al Bashir.

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