The SA Litigation Centre (SALC) is considering contempt of court proceedings against the government departments that it believes allowed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to leave South Africa in spite of an interim order preventing this. “Being an organisation committed to the rule of law, SALC is encouraged by the court’s[…]
The South African government must investigate the departure of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday, as the High Court in Pretoria ruled that he should, in fact, have been arrested. In a ruling read to the court by Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, who with Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba and[…]
The whereabouts of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir were still not known on Monday morning, more than 12 hours since the first report that he had left the country despite a court order halting his departure. Justice department spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga told News24 on Monday morning: “As a legal team we[…]
The High Court in Pretoria on Monday will hear an application on whether South African authorities can arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. On Sunday Judge Hans Fabricius ordered that the Department of Home Affairs ensure that all points of entry and exit be informed that al-Bashir is not allowed to leave[…]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has left South Africa and is returning to Khartoum, Bloomberg reported on Sunday. “The president finished his business in South Africa and is coming back home,” Sudanese Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman told Bloomberg by phone. “Al-Bashir went to South Africa with complete guarantees that it[…]
The High Court in Pretoria on Sunday granted an interim order preventing Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir from leaving South Africa, pending an urgent application for his arrest. The application would be heard at 3pm. The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) is asking Judge Hans Fabricius to enforce two arrest warrants against[…]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir must be arrested if he arrives in South Africa for the African Union summit in Johannesburg, two organisations said on Friday. The Democratic Alliance and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) want to secure a warrant of arrest for Bashir. He was reportedly expected to arrive[…]
Judges at the International Criminal Court have called on the U.N. Security Council to “take the necessary measures” to tackle Sudan’s persistent refusal to arrest the country’s president and send him to The Hague to stand trial on charges of orchestrating genocide in Darfur. It was the Security Council that[…]
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