al-Bashir: ICC Reverses Decision To Refer Jordan To UNSC

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Jordan will not be referred to the UN Security Council (UNSC) for its failure to arrest Sudanese war crimes suspect Omar al-Bashir when he visited Amman in 2017, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said reversing an earlier decision.

In a split ruling on Monday, the five-judge panel confirmed Jordan should have arrested al-Bashir, but said its failure to do so was not grounds for referral because Jordan had tried to consult with the court about the matter ahead of time.

“The appeals chamber confirms … Jordan had failed to comply with its obligations under the statute by failing to execute the court’s request for the arrest of Mr Al-Bashir and his surrender to the court, while he was in Amman on 29 March 2017,” presiding judge Chile Eboe-Osuji said.

But Eboe-Osuji said that referring Jordan to the UN for possible sanction went too far.

Under court rules, judges can use their discretion on whether a violation is serious enough to prompt a referral.

“The Appeals…



Source: Leadership Newspaper