Ugandan court issues arrest warrant against Al-Bashir

Former Sudan president Omar al Bashir. Uganda President Yoweri President Museveni invited Mr Bashir in May 2016 while taking his oath of office and lashed out at the ICC for being “a useless body.” PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NMG

What you need to know:

  • A Ugandan court has issued an arrest warrant against former Sudan president Omar al Bashir, nearly four years after the petition against him was filed.
  • A Khartoum court on Saturday convicted Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility.
  • The deposed head of state was earlier indicted by ICC on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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