Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Omar al-Bashir


President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir has been issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.  Crimes of genocide charges, sought by Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo were not included on the list of charges.  This is the first time the ICC has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Head of State.

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