Sudan: Mass grave found in Darfur

Sudan: Mass grave found in Darfur
BBC Monitoring Service – United Kingdom
Published: Jun 20, 2007

Text of report by Sudanese TV on 19 June

[Presenter] The National Assembly [Parliament] heard a reply by Interior Minister Professor Al-Zubayr Bashir Taha to the question posed by parliament member Lt-Gen Awad Abdallah Shigit [as heard] on the mass grave that was discovered in the area of Rahad al-Izam [as heard], north of Gereida, in the Province of North Darfur.

The minister said in his statement before the National Assembly that Gereida is among the areas that are under the control of the Sudan Liberation Movement, which has signed the Abuja Agreement, and the AU forces. He said there is not any military, security, or administrative presence there by the government.

The Interior Minister said that suspicion has been narrowed down to seven suspects and that police is waiting for immunity to be lifted from them as a prelude to initiating legal procedures against them. He stressed at the same time concern by police to complete the litigation procedures in collaboration with South Darfur Governorate and prosecution and judicial bodies.