Monday, January 12, 2009

Sudan's President Urged To Surrender To War Crimes Court

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir addresses a military parade during Independence Day celebrations in Khartoum, December 31, 2008. (Mohamed Nureldin/Reuters)

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese opposition leader on Monday called on Sudan's president to hand himself over to the International Criminal Court, saying he should take responsibility for war crimes in Darfur.

The call from Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi was the first significant show of dissent from inside Sudan's political system since the chief prosecutor of the global court asked judges to issue an arrest warrant against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in July, accusing him of genocide and other war crimes.

Turabi told reporters Bashir should surrender himself to save Sudan from sanctions and political turmoil that would follow if the president defied the court and carried on ruling as a wanted man.

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