A South African court
has issued an interim order stopping Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who faces
war crimes charges, leaving the country.The court says President Bashir will
have to stay until the court hears an application later on Sunday on whether he
should be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mr Bashir is in Johannesburg for an African
Union (AU) summit. As the court prepared
to hear the case, he posed for a group photo.
Earlier
President Bashir was welcomed by South African officials as he arrived in
Johannesburg. He is wanted by the ICC on war crimes and genocide charges over
the Darfur conflict. However, there are
tensions between the ICC and the AU, with some on the continent accusing the
court of unfairly targeting Africans. The AU has previously urged the ICC to
stop proceedings against sitting leaders.
The warrants against Mr Bashir, who denies the
allegations, have severely restricted his overseas travel.He has, however,
visited friendly states in Africa and the Middle East. Source ( BBC)
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