Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has continued his overseas tour in spite of the fact that the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. Al-Bashir has previously spoken out about the illegality of the decision, and travels around the world, not paying attention to the threat of arrest. The first overseas trip after the issuance of arrest warrants for al-Bashir committed in Eritrea, and on March 25 he arrived in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
According to AFP, in Cairo, Sudanese President hold talks with his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak. It should be noted that on the Egyptian territory of Omar al-Bashir is in relative safety, as well as the official Cairo, as well as the League of Arab States, did not recognize the decision to arrest heads of the Sudan. Al-Bashir's supporters are confident that the arrest of Sudan chapter will have an adverse effect on the peace process in the region.
The International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Omar al-Bashir in connection with the deaths of 200 thousand people during the suppression of riots in the Sudanese province of Darfur in 2003. The President of Sudan became the first acting head of state, who decided to arrest the ICC. According to the Chief Prosecutor of the Court, al-Bashir "cut off" people. Note that the Sudanese authorities claim that the true number of victims of strife in Darfur is not more than 10 thousand people.
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