FOREIGN POLICY/SUDAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sudan’s controversial President Omar al-Bashir is due to attend a summit in Saudi Arabia that will bring together US President Donald Trump and leaders of Muslim majority nations, a senior Sudanese lawmaker said Wednesday [5-17-17].
Bashir, who’s led his country for almost three decades, has been charged with crimes against humanity, including genocide, by the International Criminal Court related to the Darfur conflict in Sudan in 2010.
But he denies the charges, has yet to cooperate with the court and continues to travel freely around the continent, including to South Africa and Uganda, which have been criticized for not turning him in.
The Trump administration has disavowed Bashir’s invitation.
‘We oppose invitations, facilitation, or support for travel by any person subject to outstanding (International Criminal Court) arrest warrants, including President Bashir,’ a senior State Department official said.”
-Laura Smith-Spark and Briana Duggan, “Sudan’s President, who faces genocide charges, to attend Saudi summit with Trump,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, May 17, 2017 10:10am