{"id":6293,"date":"2026-07-13T00:58:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/?p=6293"},"modified":"2026-07-13T00:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:58:57","slug":"sudan-court-sentences-rsf-leader-hemedti-to-death-over-darfur-atrocities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/sudan-court-sentences-rsf-leader-hemedti-to-death-over-darfur-atrocities\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan court sentences RSF leader Hemedti to death over Darfur atrocities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Sudanese court has sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, and 15 others to death in absentia over the killing of a regional governor and atrocities committed in Darfur.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling was delivered on Sunday by a court in the army-controlled city of Port Sudan and marks the first judgment against the RSF\u2019s senior leadership since war broke out between the paramilitary group and the Sudanese Armed Forces in April 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sudan\u2019s state news agency SUNA reported that Hemedti and the other defendants were convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and attacks on civilians and public facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those sentenced include Hemedti\u2019s brother and deputy, Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, along with several RSF officers and Arab tribal leaders from West Darfur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Killing of West Darfur governor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case centred on the killing of West Darfur governor Khamis Abbakar in June 2023, shortly after the RSF and allied militias seized El-Geneina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbakar was killed hours after publicly accusing the RSF and its allies of carrying out attacks against civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DYSZXS3Mjas\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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Sudanese authorities will also seek the arrest and extradition of those convicted through Interpol and other international channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An International Criminal Court (ICC) official said this month that investigators had obtained evidence linking atrocities in El-Geneina and El-Fasher to higher levels of leadership, but did not identify individual suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UAE support under scrutiny<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RSF developed from the Janjaweed militias accused of committing widespread atrocities during the earlier conflict in Darfur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group\u2019s external support has faced growing international scrutiny, particularly allegations that the United Arab Emirates has supplied it with weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amnesty International has identified Chinese weaponry it says was re-exported by the UAE and used by the RSF. The organisation has also documented UAE-manufactured armoured vehicles equipped with French defence systems being used by the paramilitary group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abu Dhabi has repeatedly denied arming or supporting the RSF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rights groups have warned that the continuing flow of foreign weapons into Sudan is prolonging the conflict and exposing civilians to further atrocities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hemedti and Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan previously shared power after jointly leading the October 2021 military coup that derailed Sudan\u2019s transition towards civilian rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their alliance later collapsed amid disagreements over the integration of the RSF into the regular armed forces and control of Sudan\u2019s political and military institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dispute erupted into open warfare on 15 April 2023. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and left nearly 12 million forcibly displaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sudan is now experiencing the world\u2019s largest humanitarian and internal displacement crisis, with almost 34 million people requiring humanitarian assistance in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sentences cannot be enforced unless Hemedti and the other defendants are taken into custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the ruling represents the first formal judgment against the RSF\u2019s senior leadership over atrocities committed during Sudan\u2019s current war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sudanese court has sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, and 15 others to death in absentia over the killing of a regional governor and atrocities committed in Darfur. 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