Sudanese rebel leader dismissed of charges
February 9th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by BNO NewsDARFUR, SUDAN (BNO NEWS) – A Sudanese rebel leader was dismissed of charges Monday by The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands, the ICC said.
Bahar Idriss Abu Garda, a rebel commander in Darfur, was believed to be linked to the September 29, 2007 attacks against the African Union Mission in Sudan, which is a peace-keeping mission stationed at the Haskanita Military Group Site (MGS Haskanita), in the locality of Umm Kadada, North Darfur.
The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC dropped the initial charges, which accused Abu Garda of being criminally responsible either as a direct or as an indirect co-perpetrator of three war crimes.
The Chamber decided that the accusations of Abu Garda’s participation in the alleged plan to attack MGS Haskanita were not supported by sufficient evidence.
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