Sudanese president al-Bashir welcomed in Malawi despite ICC war crimes indictment
By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, October 13, 1:06 PM
BLANTYRE, Malawi — The southern African nation of Malawi is welcoming Sudan’s president despite his war crimes indictment.
Omar al-Bashir’s arrival Thursday for a regional summit follows previous visits to Chad, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. He also went to South Sudan, carved out of his country, for independence festivities earlier this year.
The International Criminal Court has issued warrants for al-Bashir’s arrest on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Sudan’s Darfur region.
The ICC has no police force, depending on member states for enforcement. Malawi signed the U.N. statute establishing the ICC, but President Bingu wa Mutharika has complained the court targets Africans.
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The ICC-indicted Sudanese president al-Bashir welcomed in Malawi
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, right, speaks at a joint news conference with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, left, at the airport in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. The president of South Sudan made his first official visit to Khartoum since the south broke away to form an independent country earlier this year. South Sudan became officially independent from the north on July 9, breaking away after more than 50 years of on-and-off war. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)
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