Below is a July 20 statement from the Sudanese Communist Party, which is waging a struggle for democracy and justice against the current regime. It is reprinted from http://links.org.au.
The inclusion of the name of the President of the Republic of the Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, among those wanted for justice by the International Criminal Court (ICC) increases the complications engulfing the crisis in Sudan.
Despite the fact that such procedures were already in place and expected since the court's establishment, and this last step of naming al-Bashir was preceded by a similar step indicting two prominent figures in the government in February 2007, the Sudanese government was ill-prepared legally and politically to react.
It is well known, generally accepted and cannot be hidden that what is going on in Darfur is a human catastrophe. We, the Sudanese Communist Party, reiterate what we have already declared — that the government bears full responsibility for what is happening in Darfur, since its own policies have led to the aggravation of the tragedy.
We continue to demand, together with others, the investigation into the crimes committed in Darfur, and to bring those responsible to justice regardless of their position in the state hierarchy.
We consider that the only way out of this crisis is the implementation of a comprehensive series of measures. First, there needs to be a doubling of efforts to reach a comprehensive and just solution to the problem of Darfur. A solution is needed that responds to the demands of the people and paves the way for dealing with the consequences of the problem and its tragic results.
This includes the provision of justice to deal with all crimes committed against the people in Darfur. Any serious confrontation to solve this problem must be based on the participation of all armed movements of Darfur without exception.
Other Darfurian organisations, leaders, representatives of local administrations and representatives of civil organisations should be allowed to participate on equal footing. In addition, all national parties, especially those of the opposition, should participate on an equal footing.
This initiative should come as a result of collective efforts through a national mechanism that will be responsible for the preparations as well as the holding of the national event. It will be entrusted with full responsibility, including to contact the Darfurian movements and neighbouring countries.
Second, there is the need to speed up the implementation of the details related to the democratic transformation of the country without delay, as well as to fully implement all agreements reached between the government and other parties.
This should be done under the supervision of a national mechanism with the participation of all interested organisations and parties on an equal footing. The credibility and the seriousness with which these issues will be tackled, will help to unify the internal front and can be used to convince the international public opinion of the seriousness and readiness of the Sudanese people to solve their own problems.
Third, the solution of this crisis cannot be achieved by escalating confrontation with the international community, through the organisation of demonstrations to denounce the ICC and its main prosecutors. Rather there needs to be a national approach based on a legal response to the demands and cooperation with the ICC as well as utilisation of multifaceted relations with the international community to reach an understanding that will pave the way for achieving an acceptable just solution — capable of strengthening peace, security and stability in Darfur and the country.