Sudan: ICC Drops Abdallah Banda Prosecution for Alleged 2007 Darfur Crimes After Evidence Collapses

[Dabanga] The Hague -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, has formally abandoned its long-running prosecution of the former commander of Sudan's Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) 'Collective Leadership' faction, Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain, concluding that the evidence against him no longer offers a realistic prospect of conviction. This represents a blow to the prospects of ensuring accountability and eliminating impunity for war crimes and atrocities in Sudan and Darfur.