| Submit your comments on this article |
| Africa Horn |
| Turabi detained in Sudan |
| 2009-01-16 |
| Authorities detained an opposition leader who urged Sudan's president to surrender to the International Criminal Court to face charges of genocide in Darfur, his son said Thursday. Security agents came to the family home just before midnight Wednesday and asked Hassan Turabi to come with them, said his son, Siddique Turabi. An aide to Turabi, Bashir Adam Rahma, was also taken in for questioning, the son said. "The security officer, very politely, asked him to come with them," Siddique Turabi told The Associated Press. "I think this is related to my father's comments about the International Criminal Court." Turabi, Sudan's leading fundamentalist Islamic ideologue, had said President Omar al-Bashir should give himself up to The Hague, Netherlands-based court to save Sudan from internal strife. The international court prosecutor has asked for an arrest warrant for al-Bashir. A decision is expected soon. Turabi's comments were a first in Sudan, where no one has openly suggested al-Bashir surrender, even though some former rivals have said the president should "deal" with the court's accusations. The government does not recognize the court or any charges against al-Bashir. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 That's... unexpected. Has Turabi joined the Fadlist trend or something? |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-01-16 11:51 |