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"Madam President, at the International Criminal Court’s review conference this year in Kampala it became abundantly clear that this court can only do its job effectively if it has the support of the Member States, in particular those Member States that have ratified the Rome Statute. The EU Member States need to be constantly reminded of this, as the fear of diplomatic problems and possible political prejudice often stands in the way of consistent action, in connection with the arrest of suspected war criminals, for example.
In our motion for a resolution today we criticise the actions of the Kenyan Government, which invited the President of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, and then failed to arrest him. Arrest warrants have been issued against Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and genocide. As a result of this, Kenya has contravened international law and publicly celebrated the fact that the supposed African solidarity between governments is more important than dealing with and prosecuting such serious crimes as crimes against humanity. That is not a good sign for the millions of people in Africa who have suffered the atrocities of President al-Bashir, and also those who have experienced terrible suffering in other wars and civil wars. The victims and their families need this to be dealt with, they need justice, and they ought to see these criminals, even if they are high-ranking political or military figures, brought to account for their atrocities.
The fact that the African Union spoke out openly against the arrest of President al-Bashir is also worthy of strong criticism. It shows false solidarity to its Member States, it supports impunity for high-ranking politicians and thereby weakens the essential good governance – governance that should base its decisions on current and international law. It is also disappointing that the African Union has refused to establish a regional office of the International Criminal Court in Addis Ababa.
This is the reason for the renewed call for the Commission to place the matter of this non-cooperation and the refusal to cooperate with the International Criminal Court on the agenda of the next EU summit with the African Union."@en1
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