Sultan of Masalit: Masalit Tribe in Al-Geneina is still being Liquidated .. The File of (the Massacre of Geneina) will be handed over to the ICC

Interview: Ahmed Omar Khojali

Sultan of Masalit Saad Abdul-Rahman Bahar al-Din painted a bleak picture of the conditions of the Masalit tribe members, who are still present in Al-Geneina. He affirmed that they are still being liquidated, killed and displaced. They also underwent imposition of taxes, extortion and siege despite the passage of a year since the massacre of Geneina, which claimed the lives of more than 15,000 citizens. In addition to those who are now in living in displacement shelters and asylum camps, who are suffering severely from food shortages and poor health conditions.

Witness testimonies

The Sultan of Masalit revealed, in an interview with (Sudanese Echoes), that they have begun to prove the crime of genocide against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in international and local courts, saying that these efforts are being carried out by legal experts from the region and legal experts from different parts of Sudan.

Sultan Bahar al-Din referred to their meeting with the Sudanese Attorney General Al-Fatih Tayfour, who interacted with their legal committee. He unveiled that they brought a large number of witnesses, and their testimonies were heard, which would help the progress of justice and prevent impunity of criminals in domestic and foreign courts.

ICC Investigators

Replying to the question on their external movements, the Sultan of Masalit said that he met with President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), adding that the ICC investigators also arrived in Adre in Chad and met with many refugees and witnesses, and identified the perpetrators of the crimes. He expected that the file would be placed before the ICC officials at the end of this September.

Why the Masalit?

In his reply to the question of whether his tribe and the tribes under its banner are fighting against the outlaw RSF militia Rapid Support Forces, the Sultan said that he called on all their youth everywhere to participate in the war in Sudan.

The Sultan expressed his surprise at the cruelty with which the Rapid Support Forces dealt with the people of Geneina, wondering whether the Masalit tribe constitutes stumbling block to the implementation of the militia project or whether the matter is related to old grudges and resentments.

Sultan Bahr al-Din called on all the honorable people of Sudan to continue supporting and backing the Sudanese Armed Forces and rally around them against the Rapid Support Militia. He said that the slogan that has become clear is being achieved in the battle of the homeland (that what was taken by force can only be restored by force).