Arab League slams 'unbalanced' ICC prosecutor | AFP (19.07.08) - The Diigo Meta page

• 20 Jul 08
  

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  The resolution stated: "The council decides solidarity with Sudan in confronting schemes that undermine its sovereignty, unity and stability and their non-acceptance of the unbalanced, not objective position of the prosecutor general of the ICC."

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  • saying it threatens peace prospects in Darfur, while also fearing a dangerous precedent for other leaders in the region
  • "effective justice will be realised with the follow-up of the Arab League and the African Union."
  • Khartoum has consistently rejected the ICC's jurisdiction, saying it would try alleged war criminals in its own courts, although credible trials have so far failed to materialise.
  • "We noted a lack of balance in (Moreno-Ocampo's) report because it contains nothing about the (Darfur) rebel movements and what they've done,"

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