Sudan slams UN deputy spokesperson for calling to arrest al-Bashir
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March 30, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour
Thursday has condemned statements by the Deputy Spokesman for the UN
Secretary-General, Farhan Haq who urged foreign countries to hand over
President Omer al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Ibrahim Ghandour (Photo Suna)
In response to a question during the daily press briefing on Wednesday
about the silence of UN Secretary General in his speech before the
Arab leaders in Jordan about the arrest warrant by the ICC against
al-Bashir, Haq underscored that the UN position on the Sudanese
president "remains unchanged".
"And of course, we continue to call on all countries, including those
who are parties to the Rome Statute, to abide by their obligations
under the Rome Statute and under the resolutions of the Security
Council," said the deputy spokesperson.
Reacting to Haq, the Sudanese foreign minister said statements of UN
spokesperson in which he requested the extradition of President
al-Bashir to the ICC, is a "descent" requiring investigation "to
rectify this deplorable situation."
Ghandour further expressed hope that these statements "do not
represent the secretary-general of the United Nations in any way".
In statements to the press in Khartoum upon his return from the Arab
summit on Thursday, Ghandour said Sudan would investigate through
diplomatic channels and Sudan’s permanent mission in New York "to
verify who was behind this statement and whether it was a unilateral
statement by the person who made it."
"The United Nations is an organisation composed of sovereign states
including the Sudan, and the respect of its president who is elected
by the Sudanese people is important and necessary," said the Sudanese
foreign minister.
He further said that the Hague-based court is not part of the UN
system and a large number of countries are not a member of the court.
The criminal court is an independent judicial body with jurisdiction
to prosecute individuals charged with genocide, crimes against
humanity and war crimes.
It has accused President Omer Hassan al-Bashir of genocide and crimes
against humanity in his campaign to crush a rebellion in the western
Sudan region of Darfur.
The court, which issued two arrest warrants against him, regretted the
lack of cooperation from the UN Security Council and member states
particularly the African and Arab states where al-Bashir managed to
travel several times.
Ghandour said the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is
particularly appreciative of President Al-Bashir and met him during
the African Union summit last January, adding he sent recently him two
letters on African issues including South Sudan.
He disclosed that the two men had to meet in Oman but the meeting
didn’t take place due to the previous commitments of President
al-Bashir during the one-day Arab summit.
(ST)
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