Sudan expels Kenyan ambassador
The move comes as a response to arrest warrant issued against Omar Al Bashir by a Kenyan courtSudan ordered the Kenyan ambassador in Khartoum to leave the country on Tuesday, after a Kenyan court issued an arrest warrant against Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir.Khartoum also ordered its ambassador in Nairobi to return immediately to the country. The Sudanese foreign ministry said on Monday night that its officials had asked the Kenyan ambassador to leave Sudanese territory within 72 hours.On Monday a court in Kenya issued an arrest warrant against Bashir, who until now had been enjoying “sovereign immunity” in the country. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Bashir wasn’t arrested last year when he traveled to Nairobi.The Sudanese foreign ministry described the decision of the Kenyan court as a “translation of frantic efforts of a group of activists trying to persuade the Kenyan government.” It added that the group had added “pressure to obtain a political decision and when the quest had failed, they resorted to the option of judicial ruling.”Human rights advocate welcomes moveMeanwhile, Abdul Baki Jibril, an official at the Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre (DRDC) in Geneva, welcomed the decision of the Kenyan court.“The decision is sound. It agrees to correct the law and contributes towards attaining justice and does not promote impunity,” Baki Jibril said. He also denounced the Sudanese government’s decision to expel the Kenyan ambassador by calling it an “emotional reaction.”“The decision issued by Kenya is a judicial one and has nothing to do with politics,” Baki Jibril said. He demanded justice and rule of law from the Sudanese government rather than emotion, which Baki Jibril believed will not solve the problem.Refugees praise arrest warrantRefugees from Darfur and eastern Chad praised the Kenyan court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant against Bashir.The displaced people described the event as good news which provided them with a glimmer of hope that justice is inevitable.One of the leaders in Chad’s Jebel refugee camp said that the perpetrators will be arrested sooner or later. He called on all African countries, especially the ones neighboring Sudan to take similar steps.
The move comes as a response to arrest warrant issued against Omar Al Bashir by a Kenyan court
Sudan ordered the Kenyan ambassador in Khartoum to leave the country on Tuesday, after a Kenyan court issued an arrest warrant against Sudanese president Omar Al Bashir.
Khartoum also ordered its ambassador in Nairobi to return immediately to the country. The Sudanese foreign ministry said on Monday night that its officials had asked the Kenyan ambassador to leave Sudanese territory within 72 hours.
On Monday a court in Kenya issued an arrest warrant against Bashir, who until now had been enjoying “sovereign immunity” in the country. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Bashir wasn’t arrested last year when he traveled to Nairobi.
The Sudanese foreign ministry described the decision of the Kenyan court as a “translation of frantic efforts of a group of activists trying to persuade the Kenyan government.” It added that the group had added “pressure to obtain a political decision and when the quest had failed, they resorted to the option of judicial ruling.”
Human rights advocate welcomes move
Meanwhile, Abdul Baki Jibril, an official at the Darfur Relief and Documentation Centre (DRDC) in Geneva, welcomed the decision of the Kenyan court.
“The decision is sound. It agrees to correct the law and contributes towards attaining justice and does not promote impunity,” Baki Jibril said. He also denounced the Sudanese government’s decision to expel the Kenyan ambassador by calling it an “emotional reaction.”
“The decision issued by Kenya is a judicial one and has nothing to do with politics,” Baki Jibril said. He demanded justice and rule of law from the Sudanese government rather than emotion, which Baki Jibril believed will not solve the problem.
Refugees praise arrest warrant
Refugees from Darfur and eastern Chad praised the Kenyan court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant against Bashir.
The displaced people described the event as good news which provided them with a glimmer of hope that justice is inevitable.
One of the leaders in Chad’s Jebel refugee camp said that the perpetrators will be arrested sooner or later. He called on all African countries, especially the ones neighboring Sudan to take similar steps.
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