THE NETHERLANDS: Jordan to be referred to UN over Bashir visit

The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it will refer Jordan to the UN Security Council for its failure to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir when he attended an Arab League summit in the kingdom in March. Jordan failed to comply with its international obligations by ignoring the ICC’s request to arrest Mr Bashir, even though […]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it will refer Jordan to the UN Security Council for its failure to arrest Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir when he attended an Arab League summit in the kingdom in March. Jordan failed to comply with its international obligations by ignoring the ICC’s request to arrest Mr Bashir, even though it is a signatory to the Rome Statute which set up the court in 2002, the ICC said in a statement. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Mr Bashir in 2009, accusing him of war genocide and war crimes in Darfur.