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"Madam President, in Poland we say that someone cannot be half pregnant, but this is exactly what Kenya is trying to be. On the one hand, it invites and welcomes President al-Bashir, and on the other hand it is a signatory to the Rome Statute. These two facts cannot be reconciled. Kenya must decide what to do – either to pursue criminals, or to allow them to live in peace. Pretending these two alternatives can be reconciled is, quite simply, dishonest. The argument of the Kenyan authorities that the West is not one of Kenya’s neighbours and that this is why President al-Bashir was invited is not acceptable, because it does not take account of earlier formal, political and moral commitments. The authorities of Kenya, Chad and other countries which have ratified the Rome Statute should adhere to its unequivocally specified principles. I can understand that some people are in favour of leaving criminals unpunished, but I cannot understand or accept that people pretend to want to pursue criminals but do not do this."@en1
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