The refusal to arrest Beshir granted a reprieve to a leader accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Photo AFP.Africa Refuses To Act On Sudan War Crimes Warrant -- AFP
SIRTE, Libya (AFP) — The African Union refused to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority.
The refusal to arrest Sudan President Omar al-Beshir granted a continent-wide reprieve to a leader accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
While the measure was backed by Libya and other nations that sympathise with Sudan, the text also voiced Africa's frustration at the UN Security Council's failure to consider a request to suspend the warrant for one year, delegates said.
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My Comment: This is why Africa is in the state that it is in now. When men who organize mass murder can walk freely among the company of other world leaders .... and be protected by them .... you know that you are living in the Dark Ages.
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