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Darfur: ICC issues arrest warrant for Sudan president
By: Priscila Néri
Posted: Mar 4 09
Witnessed: 871 times
Regions: Sudan
Issues: Crimes against humanity, Justice, War crimes
Tags: darfur, genocide, international criminal court, International Justice, janjaweed, Mass Killings, Omar al-Bashir, rape
An arrest warrant for Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir was issued on Wednesday by the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Al Bashir is indicted for his role in the horror in Darfur, where hundreds of thousands of people are dying and millions are being forced out of their homes.
This is the announcement made by ICC Spokeswoman Laurent Blairon.
[This video was originally uploaded to YouTube by user EUXTV here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mEgcO-pMo4]
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