BBC, March 22 09
The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court has accused Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir of “exterminating” refugees by expelling international aid agencies.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said that by blocking aid the president was attacking the civilians in the giant camps that dot Darfur. He called for President Bashir to be arrested as soon as he leaves Sudan. The president is due to attend this month’s Arab League summit in Qatar.
Speaking to the BBC’s Network Africa, Mr Moreno-Ocampo said that by expelling the international aid agencies the president was “confirming that he is exterminating his people”.
Arab League summit
Mr Moreno-Ocampo said that he would work for the arrest of President Bashir as soon as he leaves Sudan.
