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\nBashir had travelled to Johannesburg for an African Union summit that was overshadowed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling for him to be detained on long-standing arrest warrants over the Darfur conflict.Johannesburg – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir flew out of South Africa on Monday, dodging a court order for him to stay as judges weighed up whether he should be arrested over alleged war crimes and genocide.<\/a><\/p>\n

Even as his plane took off from Waterkloof military airport outside Pretoria, the local high court heard legal arguments over the application to force the authorities to arrest him.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Judge Hans Fabricius ordered authorities to stop Bashir from leaving the country after the Southern African Litigation Centre, a legal rights group, lodged its urgent case.<\/p>\n

The president’s hurried exit from South Africa appeared to be a violation of the court order, and it immediately sparked anger from rights’ groups.<\/p>\n

Mass murder<\/strong><\/p>\n

“[The] world stood [with] South Africa to fight apartheid but it stands for impunity for mass murder of Africans,” Kenneth Roth, director of Human Rights Watch, said on Twitter.<\/p>\n

“South Africa has shamefully flouted ICC and domestic court to free man wanted for mass murder of Africans,” he added.<\/p>\n

South Africa is a signatory of the ICC, which has often been criticised for only targeting Africa leaders.<\/p>\n

“President Bashir’s plane took off from Johannesburg and will arrive around 18:30 (1530 GMT),” State Minister for Information Yasir Yousef told AFP in Khartoum.<\/p>\n

“Bashir will address the crowds that will gather to meet him.”<\/p>\n

Assurances given?<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the summit, Bashir attended a group photograph on Sunday along with South African host President Jacob Zuma and Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, who is the chair of the 54-member group.<\/p>\n

Monday is the closing day of the summit.<\/p>\n

Sudan officials in Johannesburg had earlier brushed off the court case and said the South African government had given them assurances about Bashir’s trip before the summit.<\/p>\n

The ICC indictments relate to the western Sudanese region of Darfur, which erupted into conflict in 2003 when black insurgents launched a campaign against Bashir’s Arab-dominated government, complaining of marginalisation.<\/p>\n

Khartoum unleashed a bloody counter-insurgency using the armed forces and allied militia.<\/p>\n

International efforts<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United Nations says 300 000 people have been killed in the conflict and another 2.5 million forced to flee their homes.<\/p>\n

Khartoum, however, disputes the figures, estimating the death toll at no more than 10,000.<\/p>\n

The ICC had called on South Africa “to spare no effort in ensuring the execution of the arrest warrants” against Bashir, 71, who seized power in Sudan in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989.<\/p>\n

The South African government and African Union made no immediate comment on Bashir’s exit.<\/p>\n

The European Union had issued a statement saying it “expects South Africa… [to act] in executing the arrest warrant against any ICC indictee present in the country”.<\/p>\n

The United States, which is not a participant in the ICC, said it “strongly support [ed] international efforts to hold accountable those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes”.<\/p>\n

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