ICC deputy prosecutor says ‘breakthrough’ achieved in Darfur investigation

ICC deputy prosecutor says ‘breakthrough’ achieved in Darfur investigation Submitted by Sondos Asem on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 13:54 Nazhat Khan makes first public comments since MEE revealed her office had shelved an arrest warrant application for a member of the Rapid Support Forces ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Khan (R) and head of the Darfur unified team Pubudu Sachithanandan speak to victims in a refugee camp in Chad, on 7 July 2026 (ICC/X) Off The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Nazhat Khan, said on Thursday that her office had achieved a "breakthrough" in its investigations into war crimes allegedly committed by parties to the current conflict in Sudan 's Darfur region. This comes days after Middle East Eye exclusively revealed that the prosecutor's office has decided not to proceed with an arrest warrant application for a member of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary, which was ready to be filed last year. In an interview with the BBC during a visit to refugee camps in Chad, Khan said: "We have now found concrete evidence that links what is happening on the ground through linkage evidence to specific persons in leadership mode.