Technology Chases War Crime Suspects
April 28, 2008 | by Christopher Nickson
The War Crimes Watch List employs Google Earth and Facebook to hunt Sudanese suspects.
Hunting those suspected of warm crimes has always been a difficult business, because the suspects want to dig deep to hide. But the War Crimes Watch List (WCWL) is using a mix of the old-fashioned and hi-tech in their search for two men suspected of crimes against humanity in the Sudan, Ahmed Haroun and Janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, according to a BBC report. The men were both indicted by the International Criminal Court last year.
Haroun is actually the Sudanese Humanitarian Affairs Minister and use to be the minister in charge of Darfur. It’s believed he help organize the a-Rahman’s Jinjaweed militia, the group responsible for many atrocities in Darfur.
The WCWL has pinpointed the last known positions of both men with Google Earth and has put out an appeal to Facebook users to help them track the men so they can be arrested.
James Smith, chief executive of the Aegis Trust, the group with issues the “Wanted for War Crimes” list, said:
"Someone, somewhere, knows where they are. They shouldn't be allowed to live out their last days in luxury. Their future lies in a courtroom. That's what their victims deserve."
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