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Bashir headed to Ethiopia for AU summit on ICC and Saudi Arabia for
pilgrimage: report
October 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir will travel this week to Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia for the first time
since the outbreak of some of the worst protests to engulf the country in recent years.
Al-Youm al-Tali newspaper said that Bashir will participate in an African Union (AU)
summit in Addis Ababa which is due to start on Friday.
The two-day summit, pushed for by Kenya and Uganda, will seek to convince other
African nations to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Nairobi has lobbied African nations over the last year to have cases against
president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto dropped.
Both men face charges of crimes against humanity in connection with 2007-2008
post-election violence. Ruto’s hearing is already underway and Kenyatta’s is
scheduled for November.
The violence erupted after allegations of electoral fraud following the announcement
that Mwai Kibaki had won the majority of votes for the presidency against his main
rival Raila Odinga.
Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan brokered a power-sharing deal between
the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) headed by Odinga and the Party NationalSudanese president Omer Al-Bashir speaks during
a press conference in Khartoum on 22 September
Unity (PNU) led by Kibaki.
2013 (Photo ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)
Both sides agreed that perpetrators of the violence should be brought to justice, with
a commission of inquiry formed to investigate the violence recommending those responsible should be tried in Kenya or The Hague.
The ICC intervened after the Kenyan parliament shot down several attempts to establish a local tribunal, with many MPs saying they wanted the
cases investigated by The Hague.
Kibaki and Odinga gave the ICC prosecutor the green light to initiate prosecutions in late 2009 without making an explicit referral.
However, once the ICC prosecutor named the suspects he wanted judges to charge, the Kenyan government announced its intention to request a
deferral pursuant to Article 16 of the Rome statute which allows the UN Security Council (UNSC) to suspend the court’s process in a specific case
for 12 months that can be renewed indefinitely.
After Kenyatta and Ruto won subsequent presidential elections, they pushed the AU to issue a resolution to drop the case or refer the case back to
Kenyan courts. However, the ICC judges can only refer the cases if similar charges are brought against the pair in Kenyan courts.
Last month, the Kenyan parliament voted to pull out of the ICC, but legal experts said the move would not halt the ongoing cases against the two
men.
African nations have persistently accused the Hague-based court of targeting Africans for prosecutions.
The ICC has opened investigations into eight cases, all of which are in Africa, including Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Central
African Republic (CAR), Darfur, Kenya, Libya, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.
Five of the eight cases were referred voluntarily by the African governments in question; two through a UNSC resolution supported by the bulk of
African members in the council at the time and one was opened at the ICC prosecutor’s request.
Several major countries in African have indicated that they have no plans to withdraw from the court, including South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, Ivory
Coast and Zambia.
The Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki, said in statements this month that he informed the African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson that his
country will boycott the meeting, emphasising that there are a lot of dictators in Africa who are committing crimes.
Marzouki also disclosed that he has been in talks with several African leaders to discourage them from withdrawing from the ICC.
TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA
Following the Addis Ababa summit, Bashir is reported to be heading to Saudi Arabia to make the Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday.
Relations between the two countries have soured after Saudi Arabian civil aviation authorities blocked a plane carrying Bashir from passing its
airspace on his way to Iran to attend the presidential inauguration ceremony of Hassan Rouhani in August.
Riyadh emphasised that Khartoum did not obtain prior clearance for the flight, but Sudanese officials insist they followed all required procedures.
Notably neither the Saudi royal court nor its foreign ministry made any comment on the issue, instead letting Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of
Civil Aviation (GACA) handle the fall-out.
The Sudanese government later sought to downplay the issue for fear of alienating the major political and financial power, analysts say.
Some observers speculated that Sudan’s growing ties with Iran could have irked the Saudis prompting them to block Bashir’s flight, but Riyadh
denied the incident was politically motivated.
Another potential issue of tension was averted this month when the Sudanese foreign ministry distanced itself from pro-government columnists who
accused Saudi Arabia of backing the fuel subsidies protests.
On Monday, Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti received the Saudi ambassador in Khartoum, Faisal Bin Hamed Mualla, where they discussed
bilateral relations, state media said.
Karti affirmed Sudan’s desire to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, thanking Riyadh for its assistance following recent floods
that hit the country.
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The Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al Bashir will travel this week to
Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia.
Al Bashir will participate in the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa
which will start on Friday.
The two-day summit extraordinary summit pushed for by Kenya and
Uganda will seek to convince other African nations to withdraw from
the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to African officials.
Nairobi has lobbied African nations over the last year to have cases
against President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto
dropped.
Last month, the Kenyan parliament voted to pull out of the ICC but
legal experts say the move would not halt the ongoing cases against the
two men.
African nations have persistently accused The Hague-based court of
targeting Africans only for prosecutions.
Following the Addis Ababa summit, Al Bashir is reported to be heading to Saudi Arabia for Hajj on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti received the Saudi ambassador in Khartoum Faisal Bin
Hamed Mualla where they discussed bilateral relations.
Karti affirmed Sudan’s desire to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states and thanked Riyadh
for its assistance during the recent floods that hit the country.
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Sudanese President Headed to Ethiopia for AU
Summit On ICC and Saudi Arabia for Pilgrimage
- Report
Published Date Written by Admin
Khartoum — The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir will travel this week to Ethiopia and
Saudi Arabia for the first time since the outbreak of some the worst protests that engulfed the country
in years.
Al-Youm al-Tali newspaper said that Bashir will participate in the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa
which will start on Friday.
The two-day summit extraordinary summit pushed for by Kenya and Uganda will seek to convince
other African nations to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to African
officials.
Nairobi has lobbied African nations over the last year to have cases against president Uhuru Kenyatta
and his Deputy William Ruto dropped.
Both men face charges of crimes against humanity in connection with 2007-2008 Post Elections
Violence (PEV). The hearing of the case against Ruto has already begun but Kenyatta's is scheduled
for November.
The violence erupted after allegations of electoral fraud following the announcement that Mwai Kibaki
won the majority of votes for the presidency against his main rival Raila Odinga.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan brokered a power-sharing deal between the Orange
Democratic Movement (ODM) headed by Odinga and Party National Unity (PNU) led by Kibaki.
Furthermore, they agreed that perpetrators of the violence would face justice. A commission of inquiry
was formed to investigate the violence and recommended those behind it should be tried in Kenya or
The Hague.
The ICC intervened after the Kenyan parliament shot down several attempts to establish a local
tribunal and many MP's said they wanted the cases investigated at the Hague.
Kibaki and Odinga gave the ICC prosecutor the green light to initiate prosecutions in late 2009 without
making an explicit referral.
However, once the ICC prosecutor named the suspects he wants the judges to charge, the Kenyan
government announced its intention to request a deferral pursuant to Article 16 of the Rome Statute
which allows the UNSC to suspend the court's process in a specific case for 12 months that can be
renewed indefinitely.
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7 OCTOBER 2013
Khartoum — The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir will travel this week to Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia for the first time since the outbreak of some the worst
protests that engulfed the country in years.
Al-Youm al-Tali newspaper said that Bashir will participate in the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa which will start on Friday.
The two-day summit extraordinary summit pushed for by Kenya and Uganda will seek to convince other African nations to withdraw from the International Criminal Court
(ICC), according to African officials.
Nairobi has lobbied African nations over the last year to have cases against president Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto dropped.
Both men face charges of crimes against humanity in connection with 2007-2008 Post Elections Violence (PEV). The hearing of the case against Ruto has already
begun but Kenyatta's is scheduled for November.
The violence erupted after allegations of electoral fraud following the announcement that Mwai Kibaki won the majority of votes for the presidency against his main rival
Raila Odinga.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan brokered a power-sharing deal between the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) headed by Odinga and Party National
Unity (PNU) led by Kibaki.
Furthermore, they agreed that perpetrators of the violence would face justice. A commission of inquiry was formed to investigate the violence and recommended those
behind it should be tried in Kenya or The Hague.
The ICC intervened after the Kenyan parliament shot down several attempts to establish a local tribunal and many MP's said they wanted the cases investigated at the
Hague.
Kibaki and Odinga gave the ICC prosecutor the green light to initiate prosecutions in late 2009 without making an explicit referral.
However, once the ICC prosecutor named the suspects he wants the judges to charge, the Kenyan government announced its intention to request a deferral pursuant to
Article 16 of the Rome Statute which allows the UNSC to suspend the court's process in a specific case for 12 months that can be renewed indefinitely.
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Bashir headed to Ethiopia for AU summit on ICC and
Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage: report
October 8, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir will travel this week to
Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia for the first time since the outbreak of some the worst protests that engulfed the
country in years.
Al-Youm al-Tali newspaper said that Bashir will participate in the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa which will
start on Friday.
The two-day summit extraordinary summit pushed for by Kenya and Uganda will seek to convince other African
nations to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to African officials.
Nairobi has lobbied African nations over the last year to have cases against president Uhuru Kenyatta and his
Deputy William Ruto dropped.
Both men face charges of crimes against humanity in connection with 2007-2008 Post Elections Violence (PEV).
The hearing of the case against Ruto has already begun but Kenyatta’s is scheduled for November.
The violence erupted after allegations of electoral fraud following the announcement that Mwai Kibaki won the
majority of votes for the presidency against his main rival Raila Odinga.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan brokered a power-sharing deal between the Orange Democratic
Movement (ODM) headed by Odinga and Party National Unity (PNU) led by Kibaki.
Furthermore, they agreed that perpetrators of the violence would face justice. A commission of inquiry was
formed to investigate the violence and recommended those behind it should be tried in Kenya or The Hague.
The ICC intervened after the Kenyan parliament shot down several attempts to establish a local tribunal and
many MP’s said they wanted the cases investigated at the Hague.
http://sudaneseonline.org/cs/blogs/english/archive/2013/10/08/bashir-headed-to-ethio...
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Kibaki and Odinga gave the ICC prosecutor the green light to initiate prosecutions in late 2009 without making
an explicit referral.
However, once the ICC prosecutor named the suspects he wants the judges to charge, the Kenyan government
announced its intention to request a deferral pursuant to Article 16 of the Rome Statute which allows the UNSC
to suspend the court’s process in a specific case for 12 months that can be renewed indefinitely.
After Kenyatta and Ruto won the presidential elections, they pushed the AU to issue a resolution to drop the
case or refer the case back to Kenyan courts. The ICC judges can refer the cases back only if similar cases are
brought against the pair in Kenyan courts.
Last month, the Kenyan parliament voted to pull out of the ICC but legal experts say the move would not halt
the ongoing cases against the two men.
African nations have persistently accused the Hague-based court of targeting Africans only for prosecutions.
The ICC has opened investigations into eight cases, all of which are in Africa including Uganda, Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), Central African Republic (CAR), Darfur, Kenya, Libya, Côte d’Ivoire and Mali.
Five of the eight cases were referred voluntarily by the African governments in question; two through a UNSC
resolution supported by the bulk of African members in the council at the time and one was opened at the ICC
prosecutor’s request.
Several major countries in African have indicated that they have no plans to withdraw from the court including
South Africa, Nigeria, Botswana, Ivory Coast and Zambia.
The Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said in statements this month that he informed AU Commission
chairperson that his country will boycott the meeting and emphasized that there are a lot of dictators in Africa
who are committing crimes.
Marzouki also disclosed that he has been talking to many African leaders to discourage them from withdrawing
from the ICC.
TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA
Following the Addis Ababa summit, Bashir is reported to be heading to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage on
Sunday.
Relations between the two countries have soured after Saudi Arabian civil aviation authorities blocked a plane
carrying Bashir last August from passing its airspace on his way to Iran to attend presidential inauguration
ceremony of Hassan Rouhani.
Riyadh emphasized that Khartoum did not obtain prior clearance for the flight but Sudanese officials insist that
they have followed all required procedures.
Notably neither the Saudi Royal Court nor its foreign ministry made any comment on the issue and let Saudi
Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) handle it.
The Sudanese government later sought to downplay the issue for fear of alienating a major political and
financial power, analysts say.
Some observers speculated that Sudan’s growing ties with Iran could have irked the Saudis prompting them to
block Bashir’s flight but Riyadh denied that this incident was politically motivated.
Another potential issue of tension was averted this month when Sudanese foreign ministry distanced itself from
pro-government columnists who accused Saudi Arabia of backing the fuel subsidies protests.
Today the Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti received the Saudi ambassador in Khartoum Faisal Bin Hamed
Mualla where they discussed bilateral relations, according to state media.
Karti affirmed Sudan’s desire to strengthen ties with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states and thanked Riyadh for
its assistance during the recent floods that hit the country.
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