The Sudan Tribune reports The Turkish government dismissed criticism over its invitation extended to the Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir to attend the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit this weekend.The controversy surrounding Bashir’s visit stems from the outstanding arrest warrant for him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes allegedly committed in Darfur.
Sudan has not officially confirmed the Turkey visit though a presidential source told Reuters this week that Bashir plans to attend.
Various unnamed Turkish officials speaking to media asserted that their country is not one of the signatories of the Rome Statute which is the founding text of the ICC.
One official argued that they were simply hosting the OIC meeting with no say on who is invited.
He further said that the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1593 referring the Darfur case to the ICC does not oblige non-ICC members to execute the arrest warrants issued by the tribunal.
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