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| January 18, 2011 |
This is outrageous. When they had him in the UN copter, they should have begun his journey to the Hague.
'Amnesty International has urged the United Nations not to help fugitives from international justice after a Sudanese official wanted for war crimes in Darfur was provided with a helicopter to fly to a meeting in the Abyei region.
Ahmed Haroun, the Governor of Southern Kordofan, who is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), was given assistance by the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) so that he could attend a meeting with members of the Missirya community in Abyei.
Amnesty International's UN representative Renzo Pomi said:
"It's outrageous that someone who is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity and war crimes is given transport by UN without being arrested."
As Minister of State for the Interior between 2003 and 2005, Haroun was responsible for the Darfur security portfolio. He is alleged to have been responsible for recruiting, funding and personally arming the "Janjaweed" militia in Darfur and encouraging them to target civilians.
The "Janjaweed" militia are said to have carried out the murder, torture and mass rape of innocent civilians during a number of attacks on villages in Darfur.
Background
Under the Relationship Agreement between the International Criminal Court and the United Nations, the UN and the International Criminal Court are obliged to "cooperate closely, whenever appropriate, with each other and consult each other on matters of mutual interest" (Article 3), both are required "to the fullest extent possible and practicable, arrange for the exchange of information and documents of mutual interest" (Article 5) and to cooperate on a range of matters with the Prosecutor (Article 18).
According to Security Council resolution 1593(2005), which referred the situation in Darfur to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, all States and concerned regional and other international organizations are required to cooperate fully with the Prosecutor.