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African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by DONSMITH123(m): 2:54pm On Feb 01, 2016
African leaders have backed a Kenyan proposal pushing for a pullout from the International Criminal Court, leaders said Sunday, repeating claims it unfairly targets the continent. Chad’s President Idriss Deby, elected African Union chairman at the two-day summit, criticised the court for focusing its efforts on African leaders. “Elsewhere in the world, many things happen — many flagrant violations of human rights — but nobody cares,” Deby said at the close of the summit late Sunday, which had an official theme of protecting human rights.

No legally binding decision was made, and the decision to leave the ICC’s founding Rome Statute is up to an individual nation. The decision is a “proposal…for the AU to develop a road map for the withdrawal of African nations”, a Kenyan presidential statement read. The war crimes trial of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo began last week, rekindling a bitter row across Africa over the international justice system.

Set up in 2002 as the last resort to try war criminals and perpetrators of genocide never tried at home, the ICC has opened probes involving eight nations, all of them African: Kenya, Ivory Coast, Libya, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Uganda and Mali. The AU, led in particular by Kenya, has accused the court of unfairly targeting Africans for prosecution as the majority of its cases come from the continent.

This included a failed case to try Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and a faltering case against his deputy William Ruto, for allegedly masterminding deadly post-election violence in the east African country in 2007-2008 in which some 1,200 people died. “We refuse to be carried along in a vehicle that has strayed off course to the detriment of our sovereignty, security and dignity as Africans,” Kenyatta said in a statement.

In November 2015, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom, speaking for the AU at an annual meeting between the 123 countries that have signed up to the Hague-based ICC’s founding statute, said it was “no longer a court for all.” Around one-third of its member states are in Africa. But while leaders criticised the court, others said that was a mistake.

“Leaving the ICC with no credible mechanism for justice for mass crimes in sight would be an error of colossal proportions,” Kenya’s Daily Nation said in an editorial. “It is far better for member states to stay in the court and advocate reforms, rather than bolting and leaving millions on the continent unprotected by an international court which can step in when national institutions fail.”

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/african-leaders-back-push-for-icc-pull-out/

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by Elosky20: 2:56pm On Feb 01, 2016
Why has ICC not summoned
George Bush,
Vladmir putin,
And also Barrack Obama for killing Osama bin laden without trial afterall he is also protected by the rule of law.
All of them must be arrested and tried b4 we knw they are serious. or else it will be considered as a bias court.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OnankpaBa(m): 2:58pm On Feb 01, 2016
DONSMITH123:

In November 2015, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom, speaking for the AU at an annual meeting between the 123 countries that have signed up to the Hague-based ICC’s founding statute, said it was “no longer a court for all.” Around one-third of its member states are in Africa. But while leaders criticised the court, others said that was a mistake.

srongly agreed with them.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OsusuMustFlow(f): 3:00pm On Feb 01, 2016
ok...Osusu Must Flow

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by playboy99(m): 3:00pm On Feb 01, 2016
lol bad news for them bubu haterz

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by TedBaker(m): 3:00pm On Feb 01, 2016
I concur buh we shld ve a regional court too.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by Nobody: 3:01pm On Feb 01, 2016
I 101% agree with them. angry

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by LMFashions: 3:03pm On Feb 01, 2016
DONSMITH123:

“Leaving the ICC with no credible mechanism for justice for mass crimes in sight would be an error of colossal proportions,” Kenya’s Daily Nation said in an editorial. “It is far better for member states to stay in the court and advocate reforms, rather than bolting and leaving millions on the continent unprotected by an international court which can step in when national institutions fail.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/02/african-leaders-back-push-for-icc-pull-out/

They shouldn't try it ooo. If they want to then there must be an alternative. The existence of ICC is what is restraining many people including Mr Buhari. These heartless humans are going to have a field day if they pull out without another court to checkmate them.

MonPro:

The African leaders should shut the hell up.
They are the most animalistic creatures before God. 89% of extra-judicial killings sanctioned by governments around the world happen in Africa.

They gag the press, they kill unarmed protesters, make political opponents disappear and now they want to run from their shadows so they can perpetuate themselves in power.

No way!

They can't manufacture a single bullet, but they can run to the same Americans and European government to get guns with which they kill their own people.

Damn them all!

So what now? You wanna acquire US and Euro weapons but don't want to be told how to be apply caution using those weapons on your people? Did they make bullets for you to perpetuate yourself in power?

Listen up, you damned African apes that call yourselves leaders, if you want to leave the ICC, then don't use a single weapon manufactured by sane humans in the west. Go back to using your catapults, bows and
arrows as it was in the beginning, only on that condition may you leave the ICC.

As long as Al-Bashir used western-manufactured weapons to kill his political opponents, he remains a fugitive. He must face ICC and give account of his wickedly use of those weapons. We don't care if sudan is a member of ICC or not. Hope you are also listening Mr Buhari? Don't think you will be given express freedom to kill people as you want. God help you empty-skulled, thieving and autocratic African leaders as you go back to your bows and arrows.

www.nairaland.com/2905545/african-leaders-
withdraw-membership-
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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by fistonati(m): 3:06pm On Feb 01, 2016
Only African leaders are being made the scapegoats and testing ground since the ICC was created in Hague. African leaders should have a rethink of their behavior too.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SweetLove0(f): 3:07pm On Feb 01, 2016
better
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SweetLove0(f): 3:08pm On Feb 01, 2016
well said


fistonati:
Only African leaders are being made the scapegoats and testing ground since the ICC was created in Hague. African leaders should have a rethink of their behavior too.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by Nobody: 3:08pm On Feb 01, 2016
LMFashions:


They shouldn't try it ooo. If they want to then there must be an alternative. The existence of ICC is what is restraining many people including Mr Buhari. These heartless humans are going to have a field day if they pull out without another court to checkmate them.
IPOB,I know you must mention Buhari. Anyway,I can't stop you and your like from wailing.


*kwantinu*

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OnankpaBa(m): 3:09pm On Feb 01, 2016
lalasticlala what do you think about this move?
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OnankpaBa(m): 3:10pm On Feb 01, 2016
See them, you wan turn this to APC PDP thread.




LMFashions:


They shouldn't try it ooo. If they want to then there must be an alternative. The existence of ICC is what is restraining many people including Mr Buhari. These heartless humans are going to have a field day if they pull out without another court to checkmate them.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by EternalTruths: 3:11pm On Feb 01, 2016
playboy99:
lol bad news for them bubu haterz

You think the opinions of African leaders count ?

Commit crime and face the music.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by Nobody: 3:13pm On Feb 01, 2016
fistonati:
Only African leaders are being made the scapegoats and testing ground since the ICC was created in Hague. African leaders should have a rethink of their behavior too.
Dude! let's call a spade a spade. You and I know that ICC are targeting only African leaders. They are not the only continent holding on to power So why only them?

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by waledeji(m): 3:15pm On Feb 01, 2016
playboy99:
lol bad news for them bubu haterz
Bad news for dem IPOD

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by oluwaSmith1(f): 3:17pm On Feb 01, 2016
smiley
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by oluwaSmith1(f): 3:17pm On Feb 01, 2016
cheesy
waledeji:

Bad news for dem IPOD
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by DONSMITH123(m): 3:23pm On Feb 01, 2016
On a serious note, you made a valid point my guy. African Leaders opinion don't count in ICC and Me-think its high time something has to be done about it.



EternalTruths:


You think the opinions of African leaders count ?

Commit crime and face the music.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SmithEnemona(m): 3:24pm On Feb 01, 2016
ok
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by seunny4lif(m): 3:34pm On Feb 01, 2016
Make the ICC go carry Bush for the War in Iraqi and NATO members for Libya war
Saudi for Yemen war angry

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by CSTR2: 3:40pm On Feb 01, 2016
African citizens are going to suffer it anyway. When one useless leader decides to slaughter thousands of his own people just because he was insulted, the ICC would gladly look away.
Dumbb africans.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by OnankpaBa(m): 4:02pm On Feb 01, 2016
CSTR2:
African citizens are going to suffer it anyway. When one useless leader decides to slaughter thousands of his own people just because he was insulted, the ICC would gladly look away.
Dumbb africans.

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by zurine(f): 4:06pm On Feb 01, 2016
but why
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SirSmithHarry(m): 4:33pm On Feb 01, 2016
OK
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by SirSmithHarry(m): 4:34pm On Feb 01, 2016
ASK ME AGAIN cheesy


zurine:
but why
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by tolexy007(m): 4:50pm On Feb 01, 2016
Am very sure if this news should come out during GEJ Admin, some plpp will say Jonathan have hand in it......

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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by MadCow1: 4:51pm On Feb 01, 2016
AFRICAN LEADERS




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Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by kennyman2000(m): 4:52pm On Feb 01, 2016
Hmmmmm
Re: African Leaders To Withdraw Membership From ICC by ThePerfectGuy: 4:54pm On Feb 01, 2016
D

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