Sudan detains ex-ruling party head Haroun wanted by ICC

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Sudan’s army has detained Ahmed Haroun, former head of Omar al-Bashir’s ruling National Congress Party and a former senior Islamist official. Haroun is wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes and genocide in Darfur, charges he has dismissed as political.

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Sudan's army has detained a former senior Islamist official from ousted strongman Omar al-Bashir's era who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, officials from his party said. Ahmed Haroun, who chairs Sudan's former ruling National Congress Party, has been hiding for years and is wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes and genocide in the Darfur region in the early 2000s. He has dismissed the charges as political.