The Arab League and the African Union have joined Sudan in warning against the International Criminal Court (ICC) becoming "politicised".
This came after Khartoum called for an emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers to discuss reports that the prosecutor of the court in The Hague may seek a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Bashir over killings in Sudan's western Darfur region. In a statement, the African Union said that the search for justice should be pursued in a way that does not jeopardize peace Sudan angry at threat of charges ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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