Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Sudan: "Anything is possible" if ICC indicts president

UN Humanitarian News Service (IRIN East Africa)
22 January 2009
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=82508

KHARTOUM - The issuing of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur – accusations the government rejects – would be an unprecedented event in the history of international justice. The court is expected to decide on the warrant in the coming weeks. What will be the ramifications in Sudan? Here are some possible outcomes being discussed by observers and analysts contacted by IRIN. As one western diplomat put it, "anything is possible".

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