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ICC to decide on arrest warrant for Sudan’s president

Posted on by Elias Kifle

(The Daily Nation) – The International Criminal Court in The Hague will announce on March 4 whether it will issue an arrest warrant for Sudan’s president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur.

President Bashir, the most senior figure pursued by the court since it was set up in 2002, dismisses the allegations and refuses to deal with the ICC, calling it part of a Western conspiracy.

The court’s chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested the warrant for Bashir last July, making him the first sitting head of state to be charged by an international court since Liberia’s Charles Taylor and Yugoslavia’s Slobodan Milosevic.

The court will announce its decision “concerning the prosecution application of 14 July 2008 for the issuance of a warrant of arrest against President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan”, the ICC said in a statement.

7 thoughts on “ICC to decide on arrest warrant for Sudan’s president”

  1. Why only Al Bashir, what about those politicians and businessmen in the Western nations who were and still are involved in the Rwandan genocide, the DRC civil war, and civil and economic urest in most African countries, part of Asia and Middle East. ICC can only be just if it also takes actions on the $ billionares else where in the world. Time is up for them too.

  2. when is the icc will be deciding to arrest the criminal members of TPLF including meles & berket.

    If icc would not do it, we ethiopians have to do it asap, we have to drag down all the memebers of criminal groups of tplf and bring to justice along with thier respective death peanlities.

  4. Can anyone send the details of genocide in ethiopia to Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo at ICC? Is blood of etiopians water?
    howmany ethiopians have been murdered by meles Agazi Militia in Bdene, Addis Jimma, Arussi, Oganden etc..
    where are the so called ethiopian lawyers like Al mariam and shakespear? were bicha!

  5. A wise leader transfers his power to his successor peacefully when he knows it is almost time for him to do so; such a leader was the American first President, George Washington, and from that time on, the rest of the American Presidents have never resisted from giving up their presidencies to the next person.

    Why is it so hard for many African leaders to follow the good example of George Washington? I think for some African leaders, old age is not one of the factors that could deter an African leader from governing his country until death claims his body.

    We saw Emperor Haile Selassie being buried at age 83 without first transferring his awesome power either to his son or to someone else capable of governing that unfortunate country – Ethiopia. Had his Majesty indeed transferred his sovereignty to a younger person while he was in his glory, he could have spared Ethiopia from being destroyed by lawless dictators such as Mengistu Haile Mariam and Meles Seitanawi. In fact, he could have saved his own life and the lives of his precious royal families.

    The indictment of Al Bashir of Sudan by the ICC for genocide against his own people would be unforgettable lesson for Meles Seitanawi if he has ears to hear what the ICC has been saying to Bashir for the last few weeks. Meles thinks Washington and London would rescue him from being handed over to the ICC; they may but not from the hands of some desperate Ethiopians.

  6. I am looking forward to seeing the ICC announce warrant for Sudan’s murderer “president” Omar Hassan al-Bashir, for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur.

    The next job of the ICC should be to charge the tyrant Meles Zenawi, “Prime Minister” of Ethiopia with genocide, crimes against humanit and war crimes in Ethiopia (Ogaden, Addis Ababa, Gambella, Hawassa, Gonder, Areka, Arba Gugu, etc).

    Thank you ICC.

  7. why is double standards in Africa. America is behind it . Yes people should go to court. But why america do on those leader who are against America. why america didnt care for other africa countries. Meles and other leaders will not fight america and america will not touch them meaning ICC. So is ICC genuine. i dont believe. meles killed, kibaki killed,,,,,, Nothing happened

    Sorry america what goes round comes round

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