African nations unite to defend Sudanese leader

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:22 AM EDT

Article Source: Independent.co.uk

world-news, africa, sudan, african-union, international-criminal-court, omar-al-bashir, dafur

After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur.

The decision at the African Union summit said AU members "shall not cooperate" with the court in The Hague "in the arrest and transfer of President Omar al-Bashir of the Sudan to the ICC".

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