Sudan court sentences RSF commander to death over West Darfur killings

Sudan court sentences RSF commander to death over West Darfur killings Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 07/13/2026 - 18:55 Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and fifteen others have been convicted of crimes against humanity and genocide Sudan's Rapid Support Forces commander, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, along with 15 other defendants, were sentenced to death in absentia by a state court in Port Sudan, on 12 July 2026 (Ashraf Shazly/AFP) Off On Sunday, the anti-terrorism and crimes against the state court in Port Sudan sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, and 15 other defendants to death in absentia. According to the Sudan Tribune, they were convicted for their roles in the killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abdullah Abakar, crimes against humanity, war crimes, prohibited warfare, and genocide in el-Geneina. Presided over by special judge Mohamed al-Amin, the ruling constitutes the first judicial conviction of the paramilitary group’s leadership since the outbreak of Sudan’s war on 15 April 2023.