Sudan 'blocking peacekeepers over war suspects fear'

The main Sudanese opposition leader says the government is refusing to allow UN peacekeepers in Darfur because it knows the UN troops would help hunt down war crimes suspects for the International Criminal Court.

Sudan 'blocking peacekeepers over war suspects fear'

The main Sudanese opposition leader says the government is refusing to allow UN peacekeepers in Darfur because it knows the UN troops would help hunt down war crimes suspects for the International Criminal Court.

Former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi said Khartoum’s other reason for rejecting UN forces was that it still believes it can defeat the Darfur rebels with its militia.

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