Sudan: ICC says no decision on president el-Bashir’s warrant

The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said it had not decided whether to issue an arrest warrant for the Sudanese president, Omar el-Bashir, despite media reports. In a statement issued from The Hague, the ICC stated: “No arrest warrant has been issued by the ICC against President Omar el-Bashir of Sudan. No decision has yet been taken by the judges concerning prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's application for a warrant to be issued.”