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| UN urged to support Sudan arrest | UN urged to support Sudan arrest |
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| The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has warned the UN Security Council not to shield Sudan's president if the court issues an arrest warrant. | The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has warned the UN Security Council not to shield Sudan's president if the court issues an arrest warrant. |
| Luis Moreno-Ocampo accused President Omar al-Bashir in July of genocide in Darfur - a charge he denies. | Luis Moreno-Ocampo accused President Omar al-Bashir in July of genocide in Darfur - a charge he denies. |
| Sudan has been campaigning for the UN Security Council to use its powers to suspend the ICC proceedings for a year. | Sudan has been campaigning for the UN Security Council to use its powers to suspend the ICC proceedings for a year. |
| Judges at the ICC are due to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant by the start of next year. | Judges at the ICC are due to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant by the start of next year. |
| Some fear that if the president's indictment proceeds it could derail peace efforts in the region. | Some fear that if the president's indictment proceeds it could derail peace efforts in the region. |
| The ICC prosecutor has said there are grounds to believe Sudan's president bears criminal responsibility on 10 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. | The ICC prosecutor has said there are grounds to believe Sudan's president bears criminal responsibility on 10 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. |
| ICC fends off Darfur challengeProfile: Omar al-Bashir | ICC fends off Darfur challengeProfile: Omar al-Bashir |
| Mr Moreno-Ocampo warned the 15-nation Security Council not to be part of a cover-up. | |
| "If the judges decide to issue an arrest warrant against President al-Bashir, there will be a need for united and consistent action to ensure its execution," Reuters news agency quoted the prosecutor as saying. | |
| Sudan's government has always rejected charges that it armed the Janjaweed militias accused of widespread atrocities against civilians in Darfur. | Sudan's government has always rejected charges that it armed the Janjaweed militias accused of widespread atrocities against civilians in Darfur. |
| Mr Moreno-Ocampo last month also asked judges for arrest warrants to be issued against three rebel commanders in Sudan's Darfur region. | Mr Moreno-Ocampo last month also asked judges for arrest warrants to be issued against three rebel commanders in Sudan's Darfur region. |
| The ICC has already issued two arrest warrants - in 2007 - for Sudan's humanitarian affairs minister and a pro-government militia leader for alleged war crimes in Darfur. | The ICC has already issued two arrest warrants - in 2007 - for Sudan's humanitarian affairs minister and a pro-government militia leader for alleged war crimes in Darfur. |
| Sudan has refused to co-operate with the ICC and insists on conducting its own investigations. | Sudan has refused to co-operate with the ICC and insists on conducting its own investigations. |
| The African Union supports Sudan's calls for the ICC proceedings to be suspended, arguing that arresting President al-Bashir would disrupt the peace process in Darfur. | |
| The US is opposed, and European countries say there is no justification at present. But South Africa has called on the council to at least discuss suspension. | |
| In November, Sudan's government called a unilateral ceasefire in Darfur, which rebel groups say was short-lived. | |
| The campaign group Human Rights also warned the security council not to be hoodwinked by Khartoum into handing impunity to Sudan's president. | |
| The UN estimates that up to 2.7 million people have been forced from their homes in Darfur and some 300,000 have died during five and a half years of conflict. | The UN estimates that up to 2.7 million people have been forced from their homes in Darfur and some 300,000 have died during five and a half years of conflict. |