Would Any Arab League States Arrest al-Bashir?
Would Any Arab League States Arrest al-Bashir? Sunday March 22, 2009#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)There’s a warrant out for the president of Sudan, wanted by the International Criminal Court on five counts of crimes against humanity (murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture, rape) and two counts of war crimes (intentionally directing attacks against a civilian, non-warring population and pillaging). But does this mean Omar al-Bashir will stay tucked away in Khartoum, fearful that he’ll be dragged off in cuffs should he step foot on any foreign soil? Apparently, the question of al-Bashir traveling to Qatar for the Arab League summit March 30 has concerned some to the point that clerics have issued a fatwa telling him to stay put. More: “Influential Islamic scholars have advised Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, not to travel to an Arab League summit in Qatar afte
