Attorney General Githu Muigai. The Court of Appeal has refused to suspend an arrest warrant against Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir December 20, 2011. FILE
The Court of Appeal has refused to suspend an arrest warrant against Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir.
The Court said Attorney General Githu Muigai’s appeal against a lower court ruling was “insufficient and unconvincing”.
It stated it could not reverse the ruling made by High Court judge Nicholas Ombija directing Prof Muigai and the Internal Security minister to arrest President Bashir “if he sets foot in Kenya”.
Justice Ombija issued the warrant of arrest against the Sudanese leader following an application by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) last month.
President Bashir responded by giving Kenya two weeks to have the ruling overturned or he would impose sanctions on Nairobi, which included expelling the country’s envoy to Khartoum.
The Sudan President is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur.
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