Darfur War Crime Suspects Named

AP MIKE CORDER February 27, 2007 02:15 PM

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor on Tuesday named a Sudanese government minister close to the president and a militia leader as suspects in war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country's Darfur region.

The prosecution document -- the first details released from the court's 21-month investigation -- claimed to establish a clear link between the Sudanese authorities and the janjaweed militias blamed for much of Darfur's bloodshed. Sudan immediately rejected the allegations and said it would not hand the men over for trial.

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