Sudan acknowledges ICC warrant limited Bashir travel
September 28, 2009 (WASHINGTON) — The arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) last March has placed restrictions on where president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir can travel, a Sudanese official said today.
Sudan rejects the charges and says it does not recognize the ICC jurisdiction as it has not ratified its founding treaty.
The court’s decision is “limiting the movement of the president,” Al-Bashir adviser Ghazi Salah Al-Deen told Associated Press in an interview.
“He has to study of course any particular (travel plan) on its own merits” he said.
The Sudanese official stressed that Bashir would not give himself up to the court’s jurisdiction.
“Give himself up? No way. No way. Because they have to convince us that there’s a real case there. There’s no real case. It’s all politics,” Salah Al-Deen said.
“If there is a case, it should be tried in Sudan,” he added in a rare remark by a Sudanese official.
Sudanese officials have sought to downplay the impact of the warrant on Bashir’s movements saying that he is moving freely when the need arises.
Ever since the arrest warrant Bashir travelled to regional Arab and African countries, none which are ICC members.
The Sudanese president received a boost last July when the African Union (AU) summit held in Libya last July granted him immunity from arrest in the continent under article 98 of the Rome Statute.
However, Bashir has not tried to test the African ICC members. He was forced to turn down an invitation last July from Uganda for a summit after he was warned that he might risk arrest.
Last week the South African president Jacob Zuma told CNN in an interview that he will order Bashir arrested if he sets foot in his country and will not stop it.
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Oduko
Fuck Oshay
I am here to start the topic by not allow Oshay to start it. He always start the topic to conpues we southerners, so be happy and focuse on Criminal Al bashiir.
Mzalendo Mwema
Sudan acknowledges ICC warrant limited Bashir travel
We want mr.president Bashier to go and proof himself innocent before the court(ICC).The world is the world of justice not impunity and that is all.GO!GO!!!!! TO COURT MAN.
Mathiang BT
Sudan acknowledges ICC warrant limited Bashir travel
Criminal Ghazi, Have you ever been beaten by your child? Bashir is criminal and the head of sudan. Who do think will solve the case since he is overall in Sudan. He must go to Huge, There will be a time for Bashir to face justice.
God of poor sudanese killed by Bashir will let him pay for what he did.
I wish African leaders should think like President Jacob.
oshay
Sudan acknowledges ICC warrant limited Bashir travel
Why don’t they arrest that Dinka cow boy Kiir for the crimes he commited on non dinka. Mr Ghazi is correct, it is all political.
And Odukbol please refrain from using vulgar language.
mohammed osman
Sudan acknowledges ICC warrant limited Bashir travel
ICC has to stop talking too much like a pregnants womens and move to get this criminal Omer bashir, we here in northern sudan are the suffers most as a results of this US sanctions and oppressions also by the current government. we want change now. Omer basher only wants powers, the man he is not interested in the wellfare of the sudanese peoples but this does not means we will bow down to the americans and their foolish splm dogs, we arabs only bow to allah.
Samson Shawel Ambaye
Sudan acknowledges ICC warrant limited Bashir travel
God be with ICC UN Security Council. God will arrest Bashir regardless of pretexts Bashir is lying in several ways. Blood of victims of Darfur is crying before God and he never escape. Bashir is a trapped rat.