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While Ousted President Faces ICC, Sudan's AG Reconsiders Country's Ties to
Islamist Groups

Salem Solomon

   WASHINGTON - Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been
   questioned for his role in financing international Islamist groups,
   according to the country's [1]attorney general.

   "We have organizations like Hamas in our country and it has its
   offices," said Abdullahi Ibrahim, a professor emeritus at the
   University of Missouri. Ibrahim participated in the country's 1960s
   revolution and ran for president against al-Bashir in 2010. However, he
   added that there are some groups in Sudan who see Hamas as a legitimate
   political movement.

   "This is the reason why I say we are getting ready to get into
   semantics," he said. "I don't want my people to get into this semantic
   quagmire. But if Bashir's regime [was] money laundering through them
   [Hamas], that stands out as a crime and worthy of looking into."

   Sudan is still designated as a state sponsor of terrorism due to the
   past administration's support of terrorist groups, including Hamas and
   Hezbollah. Hamas is a militant group that has sought to destroy Israel.
   

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