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March 4, 2009: In the Hague, Netherlands a
warrant was issued today for the arrest of a sitting head of
state. President
Omar al-Bashir is
wanted for charges of war crimes against the people of Darfur,
Sudan. The people of Darfur have suffered horribly at the
hands of Sudan government's backed Arab Janjaweed that have
slaughtered, raped, and displaced the entire region of
African Darfurians.. In the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, the
government denounced the warrant as part of a Western conspiracy
aimed at destabilizing the vast oil-rich nation south of Egypt.
"There will be no recognition of or dealing with the white man's
court, which has no mandate in Sudan or against any of its
people," the Information Ministry said.
ICC spokeswoman Laurence Blairon said that in issuing the warrant
for the arrest of al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against
humanity, the three-judge panel said he is suspected of
responsibility for "intentionally directing attacks against an
important part of the civilian population of Darfur, Sudan,
murdering, exterminating, raping, torturing and forcibly
transferring large numbers of civilians, and pillaging their
property." The war in Sudan's western Darfur region began in
2003, when rebel ethnic African groups, complaining of
discrimination and neglect, took up arms against the
Arab-dominated government in Khartoum.
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Today, the world took
a huge step forward to putting an end to ruthless leaders
committing genocide and murder against their own citizens.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court filed genocide
charges against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. It marks
the first time that the Hague has issued charges against a sitting
head of state. The violence in Darfur is monumental in both
loss of life and overall savagery. The Sudanese
government has a long history of affiliating with terrorists
and in a push to gain control of farmland of the residents of
Darfur to provide the Muslim dominated North Arab Nomads with
new grazing lands have supported the Janjaweed Militia in the
slaughter. Sudan has been under the eye of humanitarian
watchdog groups for years. President Omar al-Bashir
seized power in a military coup 19 years ago. Mr Bashir
responded by saying he did not recognize the court and denied
committing war crimes. |
"From the beginning we said we are not a member of the court...
the court has no jurisdiction over Sudan," he said, in his first
public reaction to the indictment. "Whoever has visited Darfur,
met officials and discovered their ethnicities and tribes... will
know that all of these things (including ethnic cleansing) are
lies."
Sudan has immediately rejected the charges and protests began
in support of the embattled president. Luis Moreno-Ocampo,
the lead Haugue prosecutor, said he issued the arrest warrant to
stop the slow deaths of the 2.5 million plus Darfur refugees that
have been forced from their homes fleeing the attacks of the
Sudanese government backed Janjaweed Militia. Ocampo stated
that "Genocide is a crime of intention and that the world does
need to wait until the 2.5 million die. He added that the
genocide is ongoing along with the systematic rape which is a
driving force in the genocide. Reports of women aged over 70
and little girls as young as 6 are being raped in these brutal
episodes.
The charges basically stating that the prosecutors feel that
Bashir is the mastermind in the campaign of murder, rape and
displacement in an attempt to wipe out the remaining non-Arab
African tribes remaining in Darfur.
It would be tough to imagine Sudanese President al-Bashir
allowing himself to be arrested and in all likelihood it will take
the judges appointed to the case months before they will make a
ruling on whether to actually issue an arrest warrant for the
sitting head of state. It was reported over the weekend that
Bashir had requested an emergency meeting among Arab countries to
ask for assistance in stopping the charges from going through.
The problem now will be what will this mean for the people of
Darfur as Bashir boils over with anger to the charges being
brought against him. It is very likely that foreign aid
workers will be asked to leave and that the wrath of the
Sudanese government will follow. It is possible that even
more violence will be subjected upon the already decimated and
brutalized people of Darfur. There are an estimated 9,000
African Union peacekeeping forces backed by the UN in Sudan.
There is fear that these troops could also become entangled in the
violence and create even a bigger situation on the ground.
If the international court judges issue an arrest warrant al
Bashir will become a prisoner inside his own country. He
will be unable to leave Sudan without being arrested.
It is reported that when women are raped it is not unusual for
up to twenty men are involved in the single rape of the woman.
Since 2003 over 300,000 people have been killed in the Darfur
conflict.
The most striking tone taken within the Sudanese government was
by the Al-Bashir's ruling National Congress Party that warned of
"more violence and blood" if an arrest warrant is issued against
the president. In all there was a total of 10 charges being
brought up against al-Bashir. Three counts of genocide, five of
crimes against humanity and two murder charges.
The charges are very bold and out of the ordinary. The
situation is bound to create a diplomatic nightmare in a region
where Muslims already feel they are being attacked by the West.
The safety of the people in Darfur is in jeopardy once again.
What is the most disturbing about the crisis in Darfur is that as
China continues to plan for the hosting of the 2008 Summer
Olympics it is their weapons that are illegally being used in the
slaughter. China has a very close working relationship with
the barbaric leadership of Sudan that once again proves that Islam
claim of a religion of peace is ridiculous. Why are there no
Muslims nations standing up to Sudan? |
