wachakuta:
War crimes?? Is xenophobia not war crime?

The Xenophobic attacks took 7 lives, that's hardly a war, Boko Haram has claimed the lives of far more people

DictatorZAR:


It seems some people need to educate themselves before they comment. Tell have you ever heard of the TRC that was headed by Desmond Tutu, just after apartheid

Why is FW de Klerk still roaming free? He should be responsible for what his government did, no?

By the way during apartheid bosses weren't signatory to the Rome Statuette.

Neither is Sudan, and you dare arrest him, what are you trying to prove?

South Africa is the Law ...bashir beta be worried .coz not even Pres Zuma can save him coz even he's scared of those courts ...lets transport this monkey to the ICC nd do Africa a Favour

fadhill:
Brother, thousands of innocent people died in Iraq for a war that was premised on false pretence. Bush and Blair are roaming the world without ICC warrant of arrest. Africa, wake up from your slumber.

Lets be honest the war on Iraq was all about one thing : OIL!
Typical of America and the rest of the criminals in the Western world
But lets be objective here, no genocide was committed, it was a war between USA and allied forces against Sadam and his loyalists.
A couple cases of rape(collateral damage),unjust killings( Collateral damage), victims of stray bullets /aerial bombardments( Collateral damage).
Yes, these were all crimes against humanity, especially the way all of Sadam's son's were annihilated ( Ancient war rule).
True someone should be held accountable, but that's not for us to call.
The people of Iraq already messed that up when they Celebrated upon Sadam's capture and joined forces with the USA and NATO et al.
The question is, knowing what Al-Bashir did, should we allow his go and scot free, simply because bush wasn't brought to book?
People talking about Bush and Iraq, would do well to note that BARACK OBAMA, DAVID CAMERON and NICOLAS SARKOZY's invasion of Libya wasn't sanctioned, caused ethnic/xenophobic/racial killings by the thousands (affected Nigeria too), and caused a paradigm shift in the destiny of that country. . .
Anyone calling for their heads? Na far away Iraq we dey here dey talk.

A sword has 2 edges. People reap what they sow. Omar may deserve this but other leaders must learn a lesson. The west is behind much of this global system to punish those against them rightly or wrongly.

in a nutshell,a collective insult to Africa ,disgrace to her sovereignty if at all. S. A is too misguided .inferior in all dimensions

It's time for the whole humanity to stand and arrest these White specie for their atrocities to this planet and her children .



They started with slavery, imperialism, forceful and subtle exploitation, racism, cultural impositions. They're vampires, they cant rest without seeing people fighting one another .



Please leave Africa Alone. its high time you deceives us. Have you saved Libya after you murdered Gaddafi.


Please leave us alone !!!



I hope your blood is like normal humans. you are wicked !!!

pkjag:

Why is FW de Klerk still roaming free? He should be responsible for what his government did, no?

Neither is Sudan, and you dare arrest him, what are you trying to prove?

It seems some of you don't read before commenting on posts. During De Klerk's reign SA weren't signatory to the Roman Statuette and even then Mandela and co decided on the TRC to deal with apartheid atrocities.

If you look closely at news reports, it was actually not the SA gov who instigated this action but this came from civil society groups in support by human rights groups who went to court for the indictment. The SA gov had nothing to do with this foolish actions.

Centrifude:
A While Back Nigerians were patting themselves on the back when those reports attacked Mugabe asking him when he was going to step down and when would the suffering in Zimbabwe stop.

But when South Africans detains a War Criminal and Mass Murderer a A MAN WHO KILLED THOUSANDS OF AFRICANS and now Nigerians are condemning S.A for detaining him.

Let's face the facts, the only problem here is that he is being detained by South Africans you guys hate the fact that its S.A and if it had been Nigeria or some other country you all would've applauded the move.

The best comment by far! Yes this is what it boils down to

hollypagan:
south africa government is an animal kingdom wht a hell are they talking? to arrest an elected president ,something must wrong with their brain

A president that has killed hundreds of people, something is wrong with your brain not to understand that evil deeds must not go unpunished

criuze:
in a nutshell,a collective insult to Africa ,disgrace to her sovereignty if at all. S. A is too misguided .inferior in all dimensions

and u calling S.A misguided ,u the misguided one nd one of the many reasons Africa won't move forward .it seems being African is ppl suffering brutal attacks sanctioned by evil leaders ,poverty ,rebels,jealousy nd running to South Africa for a beta life .Africans need to change their mentality ,starting wit u .greedy leaders must go .stop deluding wat being an African is .

stobery:


I wonder why the xenophobic king is still walking about freely

what did the king do?

Silly black people... what about Bush, Cheney and Collin Powell. Dom Africans.

Another spit on Africa from Western countries.
We will be more updated tomorrow Monday when the final decision is taken.

BBC
South Africa court bid to arrest Sudan's Omar al-Bashir

4 hours ago Sunday June 14 2015
From the section Africa

President Bashir, centre, posed for a group photograph at the start of the summit

A South African court has issued an interim order stopping Sudan's leader Omar al-Bashir, who faces war crimes charges, from leaving the country.

The Pretoria High Court says Mr Bashir must stay until it rules on Monday on whether he should be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

President Bashir is in Johannesburg for an African Union (AU) summit.

He is accused of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide during the Darfur conflict. (...)

President Bashir was welcomed by South African officials as he arrived in Johannesburg. After the court announced it would rule on a request to arrest him, he posed for a group photo with other African leaders.

The High Court initially said it would issue its ruling on Sunday. But it later postponed the hearing until Monday, when the summit is due to end.
Read more @ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33125728

RudzSA:
and u calling S.A misguided ,u the misguided one nd one of the many reasons Africa won't move forward .it seems being African is ppl suffering brutal attacks sanctioned by evil leaders ,poverty ,rebels,jealousy nd running to South Africa for a beta life .Africans need to change their mentality ,starting wit u .greedy leaders must go .stop deluding wat being an African is .

since your brain is specifically made for little matters. have you ever ask your dad the reason why after arresting or murdering all these leaders the problem triples, just like in Libya and Iraq. just know it from today that the problems with Africa starts and ends with these white folks.

If you don't know, just see it today that arresting a sitting African president in a meeting of sovereign leaders is a big insult to your continent.


Please don't take continental insult for restoration.




And please don't quote me again.

Why make such a request of SA knowing that they are currently playing host to the president, bashir? Even if he had commited those crimes, asking SA to arrest him is diplomatically unsavvy. Should SA now have to sacrifice their relationship with this country and its sympatizers and suffer the brunt of mistrust because they have one international criminal in their hand? I think ICC should do the dirty Job themselves.

May God bless you

nortcentrallord:



Don't mind the hollow headed illiterate. Can any African country dare arrest 1 single American citizen for anything at all? Which nation on earth has ever committed the crimes U.S ever committed? Who did anything to them. This is just a clear sign of destroying the African Union. If leaders can not be guaranteed the security of going for an AU meeting and returning in peace, how many will turn up eventually? South Africa better not be used as a pawn to destroy our African Unity and the growth we are trying to build.

Bashir escapes arrest...Now safely in Sudan .SA never detained him it was court injunction that barred him from leaving .However , I believed SA government advised him to leave to avoid arrest .source thetimes.co.uk

doctokwus:
Can't be done.South Africa cannot hand over Bashir.
The repercussions would be felt all over.
Bashir committed war crimes, but it would be left for a subsequent Sudanese govt to repatriate him or not, not to a foreign govt he was allowed to set foot on.Its like kidnapping a foreign president,it's not done.

Sadly though, the US did this to Noriega of Panama. They went into Panama, arrest a president of a SOVEREIGN nation and jailed him . He is in a US prison in Virginia eating grits and cornmeal.

Al-Bashir has left South Africa , Sudan Information minister says.

Sudanese President Umar al-Bashir has left South Africa and is returning to his nation’s capital, Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman said.
BloombergBusiness
June 14, 2015 — 12:47 PM ED

“The president finished his business in South Africa and is coming back home,” Osman said by phone from Khartoum.

Earlier, a South African High Court judge ordered the government to prevent al-Bashir from leaving the country until he decides whether to order the government to arrest him on war-crimes charges. The case was scheduled to resume Monday in Pretoria, the capital.

Al-Bashir arrived in South Africa to attend an African Union summit in Johannesburg on June 13. The International Criminal Court has indicted him for alleged atrocities in the Darfur region.

“Al-Bashir went to South Africa with complete guarantees that it will respect the African position regarding the ICC,” Osman said.

Clayson Monyela, a spokesman for South Africa’s Department of International Relations, didn’t respond to telephone calls or messages seeking comment.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-14/sudan-s-al-bashir-has-left-south-africa-sudanese-minister-says

panafrican:

Al-Bashir has left South Africa , Sudan Information minister says.

Dont mind South Africa. They are just looking for attention during AU summit to take attention away from illiterate Zuma speeches, problem with labor unions, rampant unemployment, 30% reduction in Tourist travel to the country and an overly active opposition party breeding down the ruling parties next.

Up JUJU!

seppuku:


Dont mind South Africa. They are just looking for attention during AU summit to take attention away from illiterate Zuma speeches, problem with labor unions, rampant unemployment, 30% reduction in Tourist travel to the country and an overly active opposition party breeding down the ruling parties next.

Up JUJU!

Your obsession with SA and your mental issues by virtue of being Nigerian are clouding your thinking. Why would you be so concerned about any decline in our economy and problems with our labour issues when Nigeria is in worse situation with Boko Haram et al?

This was nothing out of the ordinary in civilized nations. It is a normal legal right and process in any fully fledged democraticy. This was never about Al Bashir but an exercise in strengthening our democracy.

Hope you can sleep well seemingly you are busy cramming our tourism stats et al. Goodluck to you!

seppuku:


Dont mind South Africa. They are just looking for attention during AU summit to take attention away from illiterate Zuma speeches, problem with labor unions, rampant unemployment, 30% reduction in Tourist travel to the country and an overly active opposition party breeding down the ruling parties next.

Up JUJU!

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