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Rumor seputar penangkapan Presiden Sudan Omar Al Bashir oleh ICC semakin santer terdengar. Hal ini dipertegas dengan adanya informasi per email oleh UNAMID kepada semua staf bahwa ICC telah menyampaikan rencananya untuk mengeluarkan Surat Perintah Penangkapan atas Presiden Sudan dengan tuduhan sebagai penjahat perang. Untuk lebih jelasnya berikut ini kutipan berita dari Radio Netherland Wordwide (RNW) seputar isu tentang ICC :ICC denies arrest warrant for Bashir
By Thijs Bouwknegt
12-02-2009
There is no arrest warrant for Omar al Bashir. The International Criminal Court (ICC) denies reports that it will indict the Sudanese president for genocide in Darfur. Is it possible the judges ordered Bashir's arrest in secret?The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the ICC had issued an arrest warrant for Bashir, as requested last July by the chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo. The paper was informed by UN diplomats and ICC officials.However, the ICC denies that any indictment has been issued, saying that "no decision has yet been taken by the judges."Ocampo asked the court's judges to indict Bashir for orchestrating a campaign of genocide in Sudan's western Darfur region since 2003. He accuses the Sudanese president of systematically killing ethnic Africans, raping women and burning down villages.Sealed warrant?A team of ICC judges has to consider Ocampo's request and review the evidence. If they think he has a case, they can decide to order the arrest of Bashir.Normally such a ruling is to be made public. However, the judges can also charge war crimes suspects behind closed doors to improve chances of capture before they go into hiding or to protect witnesses and victims on the ground.It might be the case now that the judges have decided to issue a so-called "arrest warrant under seal" for Bashir, but that it was leaked.In an earlier case, five Ugandan LRA rebel leaders were at first indicted secretly to protect vulnerable groups from retaliation. But since the court unsealed the indictments - after court officials could not keep it secret - the rebels are on the run. They are still committing atrocities.In the case of former Congolese Vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, the indictment was only unsealed after he was arrested in Belgium. When Ocampo indicted Congolese warlords he followed the same scheme. One of them, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, is now in the dock facing charges of using child soldiers.In Sudan's case, the prosecutor chose a different scheme. Ocampo has made no secret of his investigations in Darfur and has openly indicted Ahmed Harun, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, and Janjaweed commander Ali Kushayb in 2007. Khartoum, which does not recognise the ICC, has simply refused to send the two suspects to The Hague. But since Ocampo openly accused the sitting president of genocide, the court has entered the political arena and has caused much controversy. Destablising effectKhartoum says the accusations do not deserve "the ink with which they were written." Since Ocampo announced that he wants Bashir in court, Khartoum has been saying that the ICC could destabilise the entire region, worsen the conflict in Darfur and threaten the peace deal between north Sudan and the semi-autonomous south. The biggest issue at stake now is retaliation by Khartoum against the Darfur population, aid agencies and UN staff. The ICC has to act with great care. An abrupt public decision by the ICC judges could put all those at immediate risk. In the present situation, a sealed arrest warrant would hardly make a difference since it would already be a public secret.China, the African Union and the Arab League are backing Bashir. Their diplomats have been trying to build support for a one-year postponement of the court's action, which is within the power of the UN Security Council.
By Thijs Bouwknegt
12-02-2009
There is no arrest warrant for Omar al Bashir. The International Criminal Court (ICC) denies reports that it will indict the Sudanese president for genocide in Darfur. Is it possible the judges ordered Bashir's arrest in secret?The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the ICC had issued an arrest warrant for Bashir, as requested last July by the chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo. The paper was informed by UN diplomats and ICC officials.However, the ICC denies that any indictment has been issued, saying that "no decision has yet been taken by the judges."Ocampo asked the court's judges to indict Bashir for orchestrating a campaign of genocide in Sudan's western Darfur region since 2003. He accuses the Sudanese president of systematically killing ethnic Africans, raping women and burning down villages.Sealed warrant?A team of ICC judges has to consider Ocampo's request and review the evidence. If they think he has a case, they can decide to order the arrest of Bashir.Normally such a ruling is to be made public. However, the judges can also charge war crimes suspects behind closed doors to improve chances of capture before they go into hiding or to protect witnesses and victims on the ground.It might be the case now that the judges have decided to issue a so-called "arrest warrant under seal" for Bashir, but that it was leaked.In an earlier case, five Ugandan LRA rebel leaders were at first indicted secretly to protect vulnerable groups from retaliation. But since the court unsealed the indictments - after court officials could not keep it secret - the rebels are on the run. They are still committing atrocities.In the case of former Congolese Vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, the indictment was only unsealed after he was arrested in Belgium. When Ocampo indicted Congolese warlords he followed the same scheme. One of them, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, is now in the dock facing charges of using child soldiers.In Sudan's case, the prosecutor chose a different scheme. Ocampo has made no secret of his investigations in Darfur and has openly indicted Ahmed Harun, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, and Janjaweed commander Ali Kushayb in 2007. Khartoum, which does not recognise the ICC, has simply refused to send the two suspects to The Hague. But since Ocampo openly accused the sitting president of genocide, the court has entered the political arena and has caused much controversy. Destablising effectKhartoum says the accusations do not deserve "the ink with which they were written." Since Ocampo announced that he wants Bashir in court, Khartoum has been saying that the ICC could destabilise the entire region, worsen the conflict in Darfur and threaten the peace deal between north Sudan and the semi-autonomous south. The biggest issue at stake now is retaliation by Khartoum against the Darfur population, aid agencies and UN staff. The ICC has to act with great care. An abrupt public decision by the ICC judges could put all those at immediate risk. In the present situation, a sealed arrest warrant would hardly make a difference since it would already be a public secret.China, the African Union and the Arab League are backing Bashir. Their diplomats have been trying to build support for a one-year postponement of the court's action, which is within the power of the UN Security Council.
Namun berita diatas telah mengalami perubahan situasi dan eskalasi, sehingga kabar terbaru tentang rumor ini mengakibatkan peningkatan kewaspadaan untuk semua staf UNAMID dalam menghadapi kemungkinan terburuk sekalipun dan bila perlu harus siap untuk dievakuasi kalau memang sikon yang tidak kondisif lagi.
Berita lebih lanjut adalah sebagai berikut:
ICC to rule on Bashir's arrest warrant on 4 March
RNW International Justice
25-02-2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will decide next week on whether to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al Bashir for alleged genocide and war crimes in Darfur.
A pre-trial chamber of judges said it "would issue on Wednesday, 4 March, its decision concerning the prosecution application" for a warrant for Bashir.
ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo asked the court last July for an arrest warrant for the Sudanese president on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
If the warrant is granted and an arrest carried out, Bashir would become the first sitting head of state to be hauled before the ICC, based in The Hague.
The charges have sparked tensions in Sudan and observers say a trial at the ICC could threaten the peace process in Sudan.
The court said in its statement that it was "deeply concerned" about rumours in recent weeks on the possible outcome of the prosecution's request, and had therefore decided to announce the date.
Khartoum has denied all the allegations against Bashir and refuses to recognise the jurisdiction of the ICC.
RNW International Justice
25-02-2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will decide next week on whether to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al Bashir for alleged genocide and war crimes in Darfur.
A pre-trial chamber of judges said it "would issue on Wednesday, 4 March, its decision concerning the prosecution application" for a warrant for Bashir.
ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo asked the court last July for an arrest warrant for the Sudanese president on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.
If the warrant is granted and an arrest carried out, Bashir would become the first sitting head of state to be hauled before the ICC, based in The Hague.
The charges have sparked tensions in Sudan and observers say a trial at the ICC could threaten the peace process in Sudan.
The court said in its statement that it was "deeply concerned" about rumours in recent weeks on the possible outcome of the prosecution's request, and had therefore decided to announce the date.
Khartoum has denied all the allegations against Bashir and refuses to recognise the jurisdiction of the ICC.
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