Sudanese government ready to try “genocide” suspects : minister

KHARTOUM, Feb 14, 2005 (SUNA) — Minister of Justice Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin has stressed that the government will try anyone who is indicted in genocide cases inside Sudan, pointing out that everyone is equal before the law, and that no one is above the law, or will be protected by the state because of his post or social class.

a special judge, sits in court in Nyala Sept 30, 2004 to try six Sudanese men accused of belonging to the Janjaweed, who killed 24 people in the southern Darfur region last Oct.bmp. (Reuters).

In statement to the press today, he said that the state had already spoken about the readiness and the competence of the Sudanese judiciary to try suspects inside Sudan at Sudanese courts which, he added, is not something against international law and the procedure of the International Criminal Court that was mentioned by the international fact-finding commission to Darfur.

He indicated that there were 51 individuals suspects who were accused of human rights violations. However, the government, he pointed out, still does not know their names.

Material provided by the BBC Monitoring Service.