Al-Bashir Indicted for War Crimes

Date: March 4, 2009 • Location: Duinzigt, Netherlands

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan was indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the War in Darfur.

Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is a Sudanese former military officer and politician who served as head of state of Sudan under various titles from 1989 until 2019, when he was deposed in a coup d'état. He was subsequently imprisoned, tried and convicted on multiple corruption charges.