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Sudan reportedly re-detains ICC fugitive Ahmed Haroun, lawyers say

Two defense lawyers say Haroun, wanted over alleged Darfur atrocities, was detained Sunday, and his detention location is disputed.

The short version

  • Sudan's military authorities on Sunday re-detained Ahmed Haroun, a former senior Islamist official wanted by the International Criminal Court, according to two defense lawyers.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The lawyers have given conflicting accounts of the detention location, first saying Kassala and later Omdurman.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • No official reason was given for the re-detention, but the lawyers linked it to a recent podcast comment about the military and the RSF.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The National Congress Party has demanded Haroun's immediate release, saying he was detained merely for expressing an opinion.[Associated Press]

Key facts

  • Sudan's military authorities re-detained Ahmed Haroun on Sunday, according to two defense lawyers.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • Haroun is a former senior Islamist official wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged atrocities related to the Darfur conflict in the early 2000s.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The two lawyers first said Haroun was held in Kassala and later said he was held in Omdurman.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The lawyers said no reasons were given for the re-detention but linked it to a recent podcast comment about the military and the RSF.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • The National Congress Party called for Haroun's immediate release, saying he was detained merely for expressing his opinion.[Associated Press]

What remains uncertain

  • The detention location is disputed, since the lawyers gave both Kassala and Omdurman in their accounts.[ABC News · Associated Press]
  • No official reason for the re-detention has been given; the link to the podcast remark is the lawyers' own account.[ABC News · Associated Press]

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