5 African Countries Likely To Withdraw from the ICC

Mark Babatunde October 25, 2016

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Source: Wikipedia

Sudan

Sudan is one of three countries that signed the Rome Statute, only to later inform the United Nations secretary general that it no longer wants to be part of the treaty

In 2009, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes including rape, torture, murder, and the forcible transfer of a segment of the country’s population. While al-Bashir was the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the court, he has managed to evade prosecution or arrest. He is one of six other Sudanese suspects to have been indicted by the ICC as of 2012.

At the 2015 African Union Summit in South Africa, the ICC urged South African authorities to hand over President al-Bashir for prosecution.

Last Edited by:Charles Gichane Updated: September 12, 2018

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