Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrives in Khartoum to cheers of supporters after leaving South Africa, where a court ordered his arrest based on an international warrant for war crimes charges.
Bashir raises a stick in the air as he steps out of the plane, waving to a few hundred supporters who greet him at the airport. Some chant “God is great,” while others cry with joy.
A South African court ruled that Bashir, who was attending an African Union summit, should be arrested. The ruling came after he left.
Bashir, in office since a 1989 military coup, is wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes allegations linked to the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region.
At the Khartoum airport, supporters of the president raise posters reading “Lion of Africa” scribbled next to a picture of Bashir in military uniform and carry a coffin with a white sheet wrapped around it, which reads. “The ICC to its last resting place.”
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour says that “the president will continue his participation (in international events) as usual and the attempts to distract us will not sway us.”
In Geneva, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the International Criminal Court’s authority must be respected.
— AFP
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