Security personnel in Sudan’s Blue Nile state have detained a resistance committee activist after he published a Facebook post calling for former Bashir-era official Ahmed Haroun to be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a family member.
Fawaz Mohamed Nour was arrested at his home in Ed Damazin on Monday, November 9, by a security unit operating in the region, Darfur24 reported.
The arrest reportedly followed a Facebook post in which Nour welcomed reports that Haroun, the head of Sudan’s dissolved National Congress Party (NCP), had been detained and expressed hope that he would be transferred to the ICC.
The circumstances of Nour’s detention, including whether formal charges have been filed, remain unclear.
Haroun’s reported detention under scrutiny
The incident comes amid uncertainty surrounding Haroun’s own reported arrest following a rare public appearance on November 6 in an interview broadcast by the Sudan Podcast platform.
Two days later, Sudanese media circulated reports that the military had detained Haroun, although rights organisations and political groups questioned the claims because of the absence of independent confirmation.
Haroun, a senior figure in the government of former President Omar al-Bashir, has been wanted by the ICC since April 2007.
He faces 42 counts of alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes linked to the conflict in Darfur in 2003 and 2004. The allegations include murder, persecution, forcible displacement and torture.
His case has once again drawn attention to the relationship between the SAF government and influential figures from the former Bashir administration.
