Sudan defies Hague court, expels aid agencies »
Posted By tehranchik 8 months, 1 week ago in Political NewsSudan's president told thousands of cheering supporters on Thursday an international call for his arrest on war crimes charges was a ploy by western nations set on grabbing the country's oil.
Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the first sitting president to be charged by the International Criminal Court, responded to his indictment over the conflict in the western Darfur region by ordering 10 foreign aid agencies to leave Sudan.
The ICC has no powers of arrest and relies on national police forces to hand suspects over. Some analysts fear the warrant could further destabilize Sudan.
Authorities accused the aid groups of passing information to the ICC on alleged atrocities in Darfur, center of the world's largest humanitarian operation, and one aid official said at least three more agencies may be sent home.
The agencies expressed outrage, denying any links with the ICC and saying their expulsion put thousands of lives at risk.
Bashir said the Hague-based ICC was a tool of imperialists targeting Sudan for its oil, natural gas and other resources.
"We have refused to kneel to colonialism, that is why Sudan has been targeted ... because we only kneel to God," he told a crowd outside the Republican Palace.
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johnramira8 months, 1 week ago
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Hopefully there is no fighting onvolve here. And watch out.
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epiphannyy8 months, 1 week ago
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It's about time that action is taken against those who reign terror all across the Sudanese region. The atrocities that are happening there are beyond comprehension. I'm glad the ICC is at least trying to take steps toward addressing the problem, but unfortunately, it seems to come across more like a joke than anything serious. I'm hopeful that our new administration will focus some attention that direction though. Our new UN appointee certainly is a step in the right direction and a powerful message indicating what stance our government plans on taking. It's just too bad that its taken so many years to happen..
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