On June 6, 2022, the trial of former Darfur Janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman, also known as “Ali Kushayb” resumed in The Hague, Netherlands, as witnesses gave their testimonies in Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Abdelrahman is accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity between 2003 and at least 2004.
The ICC issued arrest warrants against former Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Ahmed Haroun, and Kushayb in 2007. Kushayb was transferred to the ICC's custody on June 9, 2020 after surrendering himself voluntarily in the Central African Republic. Upon his arrest, the Sudanese government announced its support for his transfer to the ICC. Kushayb is also charged with a number of crimes by the Sudanese authorities.
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