Jordan won't be referred to UN security council over failure to arrest Bashir: ICC

Jordan won't be referred to UN security council over failure to arrest Bashir: ICC
In a split ruling, the 5-judge panel found that Jordan should have arrested Bashir, but its failure to do so was not grounds for the referral.  Image Credit: Wikipedia
  • Country:
  • Jordan
  • Sudan

Jordan won't be referred to the U.N. Security Council for its failure to arrest Sudanese war crimes suspect Omar al-Bashir in 2015, the International Criminal Court said on Monday, reversing an earlier decision.

In a split ruling, the 5-judge panel found that Jordan should have arrested Bashir, but its failure to do so was not grounds for the referral.

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