Sudanese Cabinet Divided Over ICC Issue

Posted on March 13, 2007
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Oh yes it is:

March 12, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — Differences among the members of the national unity government on the ICC led to postponing discussions on the issue till next week. During the council of Council of Ministers session differing points of views were expressed in the verbal reports on how to deal with the issue made by political forces forming the GoNU.

In a cabinet meeting chaired by the Second Vice-President, Ali Osman Taha, on Sunday, the Presidential Senior aide, Minni Minawi, demanded that minister Haroun be dismissed from his post and turned over to the ICC along with Kushayb. While the ministers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement advocated cooperation with the ICC provided that the accused are tried in Khartoum by international and Sudanese judges.

The ministers of the National Congress Party, the senior government partner, led the trend for rejecting the trial of any Sudanese national outside the country.

Why am I not surprised?

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3 Responses to “Sudanese Cabinet Divided Over ICC Issue”

  1. Roman Kalik on March 13th, 2007 5:18 pm

    The ministers of the National Congress Party, the senior government partner, led the trend for rejecting the trial of any Sudanese national outside the country.

    Oh. The “sweep it under the rug and pretend it doesn’t exist” approach. How neat. I say this because it doesn’t appear like there’s going to be a push for a local trial by the NCP. Or an investigation. Or even further mention of the matter.

    You know, this doesn’t actually shock me at this point. I’m currently reading Bare-Faced Messiah, a book that does its shocking best to describe the life of L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. The stupidity and greed of mankind are revealed far too well in this book. And here I thought Scientology was *just* a cult.

  2. The Raccoon on March 13th, 2007 10:08 pm

    I second RK. And I do doubt the issue is going to be pressed by anyone.

    About scientology - it’s just a cult… that happens to be extremely corrupt, evil, brainwashing, psychotic and inhuman.

  3. Roman Kalik on March 14th, 2007 6:36 am

    Raccoon, Scientology deserves the title of Secret Society Bent on World Domination. They had several governments infiltrated at one point.

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