Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo defended the decision to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity against concerns about the repercussion for peace in Darfur in an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya TV.
" The ICC does not call for overthrowing or ousting any government, but calls for bringing Bashir to justice for his war crimes "
Luis Moreno Ocampo, ICC chief prosecutor |
"We've got to work now to implement the decision of the judges" chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told Al Arabiya TV in an exclusive interview as the decision was being read by the ICC court. "I think this changes everything."
The interview laid out several implications of the ICC's decision, one of which is the potential overthrow of the Sudanese government as a consequence of the ICC warrant.
"The ICC does not call for overthrowing or ousting any government, but calls for bringing Bashir to justice for his war crimes," Ocampo argued.
"The U.S. does not have power to go into Sudan and bring Bashir to justice, this is something that the Sudanese government must have prerogative for" Ocampa said.
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