THE HAGUE (AFP) - The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court on Monday asked for an arrest warrant against Sudan's President Omar al-Beshir for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur.
Beshir had "personally instructed" his forces to annihilate three ethnic groups in the western Sudanese region, prosecutor Luis Moreno- Ocampo told journalists in The Hague.
"His motives were largely political. His alibi was a counter-insurgency.' His intent was genocide," he said.
The president had ordered his forces "not to bring back any wounded or prisoners," he added. "He wanted to commit genocide."
Sudan immediately rejected the bid as damaging to Darfur peace hopes, and the African Union warned the indictment of Beshir would create a power vacuum that risked "military coups and widespread anarchy". Jihad Watch
Beshir had "personally instructed" his forces to annihilate three ethnic groups in the western Sudanese region, prosecutor Luis Moreno- Ocampo told journalists in The Hague.
"His motives were largely political. His alibi was a counter-insurgency.' His intent was genocide," he said.
The president had ordered his forces "not to bring back any wounded or prisoners," he added. "He wanted to commit genocide."
Sudan immediately rejected the bid as damaging to Darfur peace hopes, and the African Union warned the indictment of Beshir would create a power vacuum that risked "military coups and widespread anarchy". Jihad Watch
Source: AFP
H/T: Jihad Watch
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