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Bashir Speaks: Sudan president denies war crimes (BBC)
By: Priscila Néri
Posted: May 14 09
Witnessed: 1404 times
Regions: Sudan
Issues: Armed conflict, Genocide, War crimes
Tags: darfur, genocide, icc, international criminal court, International Justice, janjaweed, Omar al-Bashir, refugees
The Sudanese president has given his first international interview since being indicted for war crimes in Darfur, denying all the charges against him.
Speaking on the BBC's HARDTalk programme, President Omar Al-Bashir challenged the international community to "bring me evidence that proves Sudanese forces have attacked and killed citizens" in Darfur.
You can see more of this interview on HARDTalk on Wednesday, 13 May and Thursday, 14 May.
[This video was originally uploaded by BBC here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8046504.stm]
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