Arabic version: المحكمة تحكم بارتكاب جرائم حرب وإبادة جماعية في قضية غرب دارفور

A Sudanese court has sentenced General Hemedti, the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, to death in absentia.

According to France 24, the court found Hemedti “responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, particularly in the West Darfur region.” Details were provided by regional FRANCE 24 correspondent Bastien Renouil.

The report states the sentence was delivered in absentia, meaning the verdict was handed down without the accused present for the proceedings.

The court’s determination, as reported by the outlet, explicitly cites war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide and ties those findings to events in West Darfur. The France 24 account places those labels at the center of the judicial finding it describes.

France 24’s page on the ruling is dated 14/07/2026 (Issued on: 14/07/2026 – 10:57) and the coverage includes video material credited to Bastien RENOUIL. The outlet’s published item focuses on the judicial determination and the identity of the Rapid Support Forces commander as the primary elements of the report.

This summary follows the reporting presented by France 24 and does not introduce material beyond what the outlet published about the court’s verdict and the grounds cited by the tribunal.

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