Special court application to get Bashir arrested
The Pretoria High Court will hear an urgent application for the arrest of Sudan’s president Omar al Bashir who’s arrived for the African Union summit in Sandton. The International Criminal Court has two outstanding warrants against Bashir alleging genocide in his western province of Darfur. end intro The urgent application brought by humand rights watchdog […]
Prosecutors rail against political interference in Bashir immunity
South African prosecutors were ready to spring on Sudan’s president Omar al Bashir when he arrived in South Africa. They were warned off by government that’s given blanket immunity to any leader, delegate and even people attached to delegations attending the African Union summit. This extraordinary piece of what prosecutors are calling unprecedented political interference […]
Bashir to leave overnight
Sudan’s President Omar al Bashir, who’s presence has turned the 25th African Union summit in Sandton on its head is not long for South Africa. He’s expected to leave overnight despite the court ruling obliging him to stay until Judge Hans Fabricius rules whether South African authorities should meet their legal obligations and arrest him […]
AU summit delayed by legal battle over Bashir
The official opening of the 25th African Union Summit in Sandton has been delayed by the legal battle the host country’s having over the presence of Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir. For the first time in the continental body’s history, leaders are meeting without advisors and officials. Bashir is with them. African leaders are waiting […]