Sudan re-arrests former Bashir official wanted by ICC
Verified: 8 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 8, 1 of them from Sudan.
Ahmed Haroun, a senior security official during the rule of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir, and later chairman of the former ruling National Congress Party, was detained in Omdurman, the sister city of the capital, Khartoum, according to two lawyers on his defense team. The lawyers had said earlie
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
1 outlet from Sudan, where the story is: Radio Dabanga · how we count
- Nov 8, 2:27 PM UTCFirst reportSudan detains ex-ruling party head Haroun wanted by ICCstraitstimes.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 8, 3:07 PM UTC · +39 min
- Nov 8, 4:08 PM UTC+2 hSudan detains ex-ruling party head Haroun wanted by ICCal-monitor.com ↗
- Nov 8, 4:10 PM UTC+2 hSudan detains politician Ahmed Haroun wanted by ICCthenationalnews.com ↗
- Nov 8, 7:33 PM UTC+5 hSudan army detains ex-ruling party leader Ahmed Harounradiotamazuj.org ↗
- Nov 9, 11:29 AM UTC+21 h· you’re reading thisSudan re-arrests former Bashir official wanted by ICCafricanews.com ↗
- Nov 9, 12:16 PM UTC+22 hSudan: Ahmed Haroun, wanted by the ICC, arrested againbeninwebtv.com ↗
- Nov 10, 2:08 PM UTC+2 dSudan: Alleged ‘arrest’ of ICC fugitive Ahmed Haroun in doubtdabangasudan.org ↗
[Claude] Both reports describe the same re-arrest of Ahmed Haroun over his ICC warrant, and neither conflicts with Report 1's facts.
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