US, EU Condemn Nigeria’s Inability To Hand Over President Al-Bashir

[Shola Sholaz]

The United States government and European Union, yesterday, condemned the Federal Government's refusal to hand over the Sudanese President, Omar Al Bashir, to the International Criminal Court, ICC, for prosecution over alleged crimes against humanity.
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The Sudanese leader was in Abuja last weekend, to attend the just concluded African Union conference on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
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In a statement by Information Officer, Rhonda Ferguson-Augustus, the U.S. government said: "We regret Nigeria's decision to welcome a visit by Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir.
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The EU, in a statement by High Representative, Catherine Ashton, said: "The High Representative is concerned by the visit of President of Sudan, Al-Bashir, to Nigeria , a state party to the Rome Statute of the ICC."