South Africa’s Ex-President Thabo Mbeki told the African Union Peace and Security Council summit that all Sudanese people accepted that crimes were committed in their country during their conflict and the way forward is to try all those that committed crimes in Sudan.
The AU unanimously agreed earlier that they will not recognize the indictment of Sudanese President Oumar Al Bashir’s by the ICC. That International court has come under the microscope in recent times for what many accused the court of ‘witch hunting’ African leaders. The ICC argued that Bashir has a case to answer for crimes committed against black Arabs in Darfur.
A communiqué issued after the 207 summit according to the Nigerian Daily Trust newspaper among other things stated that the AU endorsed the introduction of legislation to remove all immunities of state actors suspected to committing crimes in Darfur, establishment of a Trust, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to promote truth telling and appropriate acts of reconciliation and to grant pardons as considered suitable.
Source: Africa News