⁍ ICC has outstanding arrest warrants against Bashir on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

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⁍ Bashir has been in jail in Khartoum since he was forced from office in April 2019 following months of protests.

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⁍ The conflict in Darfur, in the west of Sudan, escalated from 2003 when mainly non-Arab rebels took up arms against Bashir’s government.

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⁍ More than 300,000 people are estimated to have been killed and 2.5 million displaced.

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– Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir appeared in court on Tuesday for the first time since he was forced from office in a popular uprising last year. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and genocide in Darfur, where more than 300,000 people were killed and 2.5 million displaced between 2003 and 2011, reports Reuters. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said options for prosecuting him include a trial in Sudan or a hybrid tribunal. “They must all face justice without further delay,” Bensouda told reporters during a visit to Khartoum. “I particularly welcomed the assurances of support and cooperation expressed to me by the authorities during this visit.” Bashir appeared in a trial on Tuesday over the 1989 coup that brought him to power. Bashir has been in jail in Khartoum since he was forced from office in April 2019 following months of protests. Bensouda said she was encouraged by meetings with senior officials from the transitional authorities who assumed power after his overthrow. “I particularly welcomed the assurances of support and cooperation expressed to me by the authorities during this visit,” she said.