Sudan’s Ambassador on ICC Prosecutor’s “Weak Performance”
Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations, Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad, spoke briefly at the United Nations Security Council stakeout today about the indictment by International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Ambassador Mohamad criticized both the ICC’s position, as well as Ocampo’s statement as “weak,” and stated that “vis-a-vie peace and security” in Darfur, the international community must reject the indictment.
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July 17, 2008
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July 25th, 2008 at 7:32 am
These are all interesting reports.