sudanese government responds to iCC

June 05, 2008

        In light of the recent ICC statement that the Sudanese government is involved in crimes against humanity, Sudan’s ambassador to the United Nations, Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem Mohamed, has claimed the allegations made against his government are both vicious and fictitious. He has accused the International Criminal Court of obstructing the peace process that the government already had underway in Sudan and is demanding that the chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, be held accountable for the consequences.

        Damanga feels that the United Nations ambassador, Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem Mohamed, is attempting to create a smoke screen in order to cause widespread confusion throughout the international community. Now that the ICC has made a definitive statement on the issue, the Sudanese government has realized that international players will begin to take action, therefore their best preventative measure is to keep questions in the air. Any doubt that the Sudanese government can place in the minds of the international community provides a small victory for them yet causes massive steps back in ending the genocide. Damanga encourages the international community to continue to support the ICC and not allow the manipulative methods of the Sudanese government or the words of Abdalmahoud Abdalhaleem Mohamed to have a lasting affect.