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| South Africa denies plot to allow Omar al-Bashir to leave | South Africa denies plot to allow Omar al-Bashir to leave |
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| South Africa's government has denied reports that ministers secretly plotted the departure of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir last week. | South Africa's government has denied reports that ministers secretly plotted the departure of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir last week. |
| He faced the possibility of arrest because of an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant on charges of genocide. | He faced the possibility of arrest because of an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant on charges of genocide. |
| A South African court ordered Mr Bashir to stay in the country while it decided if the warrant should be carried out. | A South African court ordered Mr Bashir to stay in the country while it decided if the warrant should be carried out. |
| But before the court ruled, Mr Bashir flew out of South Africa. | But before the court ruled, Mr Bashir flew out of South Africa. |
| BBC Africa Live: Updates through the day | BBC Africa Live: Updates through the day |
| Why SA let Bashir escape justice | Why SA let Bashir escape justice |
| Where can Bashir go now? | Where can Bashir go now? |
| Sudan's president was in South Africa for an African Union summit and the government was aware that it may have been obliged to arrest him as it is a member of the ICC. | Sudan's president was in South Africa for an African Union summit and the government was aware that it may have been obliged to arrest him as it is a member of the ICC. |
| The government argued that Mr Bashir was covered by diplomatic immunity while he was at the summit. | The government argued that Mr Bashir was covered by diplomatic immunity while he was at the summit. |
| South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper quotes a government source as saying that at a meeting of security ministers it was agreed that South Africa would protect Mr Bashir "even if it meant flouting court rulings and undermining the constitution". | South Africa's Sunday Times newspaper quotes a government source as saying that at a meeting of security ministers it was agreed that South Africa would protect Mr Bashir "even if it meant flouting court rulings and undermining the constitution". |
| In a statement, the government "categorically denies there was a secret meeting" and adds that it will give the court an explanation of how Mr Bashir came to leave the country. | In a statement, the government "categorically denies there was a secret meeting" and adds that it will give the court an explanation of how Mr Bashir came to leave the country. |
| The High Court has given the government until Wednesday to reveal how he was allowed to depart. | |
| South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance has said that it will raise the issue in parliament on Tuesday, first with the foreign affairs minister and then in a debate. | South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance has said that it will raise the issue in parliament on Tuesday, first with the foreign affairs minister and then in a debate. |
| It alleges that Mr Bashir was given assurances that he would be protected "from the highest level", DA foreign affairs spokesman Stevens Mokgalapa told the BBC's Newsday programme. | It alleges that Mr Bashir was given assurances that he would be protected "from the highest level", DA foreign affairs spokesman Stevens Mokgalapa told the BBC's Newsday programme. |