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Sudan president defies ICC arrest warrant and goes to Eritrea
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by Amy Judd | March 25, 2009 at 01:40 pm
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Omar al-Bashir defied the International Criminal Court arrest warrant on Monday and traveled to Eritrea; his first trip abroad since his charge of war crimes in Darfur.
Eritrea had invited al-Bashir for the one day trip, but due to the arrest warrant, he is not supposed to travel. On television, al-Bashir was shown arriving in Eritrea and being greeted by President Isaias Afwerki, and then later, leaving the country and traveling back to Khartoum.
Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor said the visit was "important" and reflected Eritrean "solidarity ... with Sudan against the ICC." Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu told The Associated Press that al-Bashir was accompanied by heads of security and intelligence and was there to discuss regional security.
It was on March 4th that the ICC issued the arrest warrant for crimes against humanity in Darfur, but al-Bashir has so far ignored the warrant and even expelled aid agencies from the region.
In Darfur so far, about 300,000 people have died and 2.7 million have been made refugees since 2003.
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at 18:10 on March 25th, 2009
Hum, not good.
at 13:54 on June 30th, 2009
what the fuck do u mean not good this meeting is just great for the regions securty (horn of africa no matter how dictor sudan's perz is?
at 13:46 on June 30th, 2009
they can't afford any more to make the easter africa a war zone? they to nagosatatewith one another to bring peace to the region. are african leaders always going to be the blood sackers of their people besides eritrean leaders decadeted to the growht of the country?
at 13:51 on June 30th, 2009
Hey I love Eritrea and the head state of Eritrea because i was there i witnessed everything that is going on and the country is moving forword dispuite the war with meles