Three weeks after a warrant was issued for his arrest Omar Al-Bashir, has traveled abroad to Eritrea. This trip came as a surprise to many as it was unannounced and supposedly even close advisors had not been informed of the trip.
The International Criminal Court, issued the warrant for charges that include "war crimes and crimes against humanity for playing what it called an essential role in the murder, rape and displacement of vast numbers of civilians in Darfur."
Sudan has been a country of chaos since the Arab dominated government has displaced more than 2.5 non-Arab Sudanese people, and killed over 300,000. Although the president continues to deny any involvement with the Janjaweed, which is the primary terrorist group.
The court's guidelines make it so the 108 country members of the court are obligated to arrest him if he steps foot on their territory. The court now wants any country if given the opportunity to arrest him, not just the 108 members of the court. Ali Abdu, Eritrea’s information minister said on Monday, "Yes, he is here." It has also been reported that Erit
rea probably won't cooperate with the court's plea to arrest him.
When Al-Bashir's warrant had been issued it was seen as a large step in the ending of genocide in Sudan. Unfortunately, Al-Bashir is NOT going down without a fight. The genocide has been occurring since February of 2003, and has caused great devastation to the already unstable country.
I really hope that Al-Bashir is captured and will pay the consequence for all of the horror he has supported to occur in his country. Although he has not admitted, it is pretty evident that he is guilty, and there needs to be a change of leadership, or else the genocide will never end.
Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/world/africa/24sudan.html?_r=1&hp
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9367/
The International Criminal Court, issued the warrant for charges that include "war crimes and crimes against humanity for playing what it called an essential role in the murder, rape and displacement of vast numbers of civilians in Darfur."
Sudan has been a country of chaos since the Arab dominated government has displaced more than 2.5 non-Arab Sudanese people, and killed over 300,000. Although the president continues to deny any involvement with the Janjaweed, which is the primary terrorist group.
The court's guidelines make it so the 108 country members of the court are obligated to arrest him if he steps foot on their territory. The court now wants any country if given the opportunity to arrest him, not just the 108 members of the court. Ali Abdu, Eritrea’s information minister said on Monday, "Yes, he is here." It has also been reported that Erit
rea probably won't cooperate with the court's plea to arrest him.When Al-Bashir's warrant had been issued it was seen as a large step in the ending of genocide in Sudan. Unfortunately, Al-Bashir is NOT going down without a fight. The genocide has been occurring since February of 2003, and has caused great devastation to the already unstable country.
I really hope that Al-Bashir is captured and will pay the consequence for all of the horror he has supported to occur in his country. Although he has not admitted, it is pretty evident that he is guilty, and there needs to be a change of leadership, or else the genocide will never end.
Sources:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/world/africa/24sudan.html?_r=1&hp
http://www.cfr.org/publication/9367/
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