Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has dismissed a move to have him indicted for genocide in Dafur.
al-Bashir said the move by the International Criminal Court in The Hague was based on "lies" and that the ICC had no jurisdiction in his country. Earlier, a prosecutor for the court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, said he had invited a panel of judges to review his request to indict the Sudanese leader, whom he directly blamed for crimes against humanity. A joint United Bosnian war suspect sent to The Hague ...
Ebadi calls on media to foster peace ... Nations/African Union peacekeeping mission in Dafur has said it will evacuate its non-essential staff, fearing retaliation. The move is reported to affect almost 3,000 police and civilian staff.
(Deutsche Welle)
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