By John L. Fossum

The first war crimes case arising from Darfur, Sudan has completed the confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC).  The case against Bahr Idriss Abu Garda was heard in the ICC from October 26th through October 30th.  The court will now rule on whether or not there is sufficient evidence to have a trial for Abu Garda.
Abu Garda was the Chairman and General Coordinator of Military Operations for the United Resistance Front, he appeared voluntarily in The Hague in May of this year.  Abu Garda is accused of three counts of war crimes, murder, attacking peacekeepers and pillaging as defined by the Rome Statute, the founding document of the ICC.