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| Bashir genocide court ruling due | Bashir genocide court ruling due |
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| Appeal judges at the International Criminal Court are to decide whether Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir should be charged with genocide. | |
| In issuing its first arrest warrant against a sitting head of state, the ICC said Mr Bashir could be held responsible for war crimes in Darfur. | In issuing its first arrest warrant against a sitting head of state, the ICC said Mr Bashir could be held responsible for war crimes in Darfur. |
| But the Hague court earlier rejected the prosecution's request to include charges of genocide. | |
| The prosecution appealed and judges will rule on this on Wednesday. | The prosecution appealed and judges will rule on this on Wednesday. |
| The International Criminal Court found there was enough evidence to believe that the Sudanese president was responsible for murder, extermination, torture, rape and attacks against civilians in Darfur. | The International Criminal Court found there was enough evidence to believe that the Sudanese president was responsible for murder, extermination, torture, rape and attacks against civilians in Darfur. |
| The warrant did not include the most serious war crime of genocide as the judges found there was not enough evidence to believe the government of Sudan intended to destroy the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups. | The warrant did not include the most serious war crime of genocide as the judges found there was not enough evidence to believe the government of Sudan intended to destroy the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups. |
| Whether or not the court decides to include genocide in the warrant, the Sudanese president could continue to evade arrest. | Whether or not the court decides to include genocide in the warrant, the Sudanese president could continue to evade arrest. |
| The ICC has no police force, and relies on the obligation of states themselves to ensure suspects are sent to The Hague to face international justice. | The ICC has no police force, and relies on the obligation of states themselves to ensure suspects are sent to The Hague to face international justice. |