Sudan: Sudan's Emergency Lawyers - Ahmed Haroun's 'Arrest' Still Not Confirmed

What the report says

Sudan’s Emergency Lawyers group says there is still no independent evidence or official confirmation that Ahmed Mohamed Haroun, a Sudanese figure wanted by the International Criminal Court, has been arrested. The statement, reported by Dabanga and distributed by AllAfrica, comes amid conflicting media accounts and continued official silence about Haroun’s status in Khartoum.

The group is pressing Sudanese authorities to clarify Haroun’s whereabouts and explain what has happened to other ICC-wanted figures, including former president Omar al-Bashir and former defence minister Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein. It says that if Haroun has in fact been detained, the authorities should follow the legal steps required to transfer him to the ICC and enforce the outstanding warrant.

The report notes that earlier coverage by international outlets, citing unnamed sources, said Haroun had been arrested, but those claims have not been independently verified. Human rights voices quoted in the article argue that the lack of a formal government statement leaves the case unclear and raises concerns about accountability and due process.

As background, Haroun has long faced ICC allegations connected to Darfur, along with domestic proceedings in Sudan. The article says he had previously been held at Kober Prison in Khartoum and later remained at liberty after leaving detention, moving within areas under Sudanese army control. The dispute over his reported arrest highlights broader questions about how Sudan’s authorities are handling long-running accountability cases tied to the Darfur conflict and the 2018 protest period.