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China calls for ICC case against Omar al-Bashir to be dropped

by Amy Judd | March 4, 2009 at 08:11 pm

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Despite an arrest warrant being issued for Sudan President Omar al-Beshir, China has now called for the International Criminal Court to suspend the warrant, and they want the UN Security Council to drop the warrant out of respect for the African Union, Arab League and the Non-Aligned Movement.

The tribunal issued a warrant on Wednesday for the arrest of the 65-year-old Mr Beshir "for his alleged responsibility for crimes committed in Darfur". It was the first-ever warrant for a sitting head of state.

About 300,000 people have died in Darfur since conflict broke out in 2003, but China is an ally of the government and relies on the Sudan for oil imports.

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Uwe Paschen

at 20:23 on March 4th, 2009

China has major political and financial interest in that country and did veto an earlier UN intervention as well.

jackie huang

at 20:28 on March 4th, 2009

Well, thanks for this story.The west countries always talk about the Darfur issue.And last year some people even want to repel the Olympic Games in Beijing because of this issue.So what exactly the Darfur issue is?

Fov

at 21:16 on March 4th, 2009

The destiny of old friends of China are always very miserable,you can find answers in history，and wait for the result of North Korea Kim II，History are always surprisingly the same.