Sudanese Military says it Won’t release President al-Bashir to ICC

Lt.-Gen. Omar Zain al-Abdin

Sudan’s military has said it won’t released ousted president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face charges of genocide and war crimes.

According to Channels, the head of the military council’s political committee, Lt.-Gen. Omar Zain al-Abdin, told a news conference on Friday that “We as a military council, we will not deliver the president abroad during our period”.

al-Bashir was ousted on Thursday, following months of protests calling for him to step down. He took power in 1989 after a military coup.