Omar al Bashir

Bashir not immune from arrest, appeal court hears

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was not immune from arrest when he was in South Africa last year, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein heard on Friday. The State wants the SCA to overturn a ruling by the High Court in Pretoria that the government’s failure to arrest him[…]

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SCA to hear Bashir appeal

Bloemfontein – The State’s appeal of the June 2015 high court order to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is expected to be heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Friday. Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Michael Masutha and 11 others want the SCA to overturn a ruling[…]

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Was Nene fired for saying no to Bashir?

Axed Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said no to South African Airways chairperson Dudu Myeni and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, the Mail & Guardian reported on Friday. It was basically also a no to President Jacob Zuma who had asked, according to Myeni, that SAA open a new route to Khartoum[…]

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ICC gives SA more time to explain Bashir arrest failure

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday it will give South Africa more time to explain why it defied an order to arrest Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, extending the deadline until a Pretoria court finalises the case. The Hague-based court’s decision comes after it originally gave Pretoria until October[…]

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ICC withdrawal sends wrong message

If Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir visited South Africa while the country was withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the government would still be obligated to arrest him. Also, given the process would take more than 12 months to complete, the country still had to uphold its responsibilities in terms[…]

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No criminal charges yet in Al-Bashir case: NPA

The NPA will not yet start criminal proceedings against government officials who may have helped Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir leave South Africa, in violation of a court order. “No, we are not going to consider the matter right now,” National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said on Wednesday. “They will[…]

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Govt must take Bashir ruling to supreme court: ANC

The ANC on Wednesday disagreed with a court decision not to allow government to appeal a ruling that it acted unconstitutionally when it did not arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Opposition parties welcomed the ruling made by the High Court in Pretoria. “We are of the view that government must[…]

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Bashir could return to SA in December

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir could return to South Africa this year for a talk shop, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday. Sudan was a member of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (Focac), which South Africa would host in December, Zuma told reporters in Pretoria. “As such, it is expected that[…]

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Zuma meets with Bashir to ‘strengthen relations’

President Jacob Zuma has met with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to “strengthen relations” between the two countries. In a statement, the Presidency said Zuma and Bashir met on the margins of the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese Peoples’ War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World[…]

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