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Doha - Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez here Tuesday voiced
objection to the arrest warrant of the
International Criminal Court (ICC) for
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for
alleged war crimes in Darfur.
Upon his arrival at the Doha International
Airport to attend the 2nd Arab-South
American Summit scheduled for Tuesday,
Chavez told reporters that the ICC should be
requested to prosecute former U.S. President
George W. Bush and Israeli President Shimon
Peres, according to Spanish EFE news Agency.
"Why (the ICC) not order the capture of
Bush? Why not order the arrest of the
president of Israel?” he was quoted as
asking.
Leaders of the 22-member Arab League who
held a summit on Monday passed a communiqué
on rejecting the ICC’s arrest warrant for
Bashir.
Chavez said the ICC “has no power to make a
decision against a sitting president, but
does so because it is an African country,
the third world,” said Chavez, whose country
is a signatory to the ICC.
The ICC has requested all its signatory
members to arrest Bashir.
The Second Summit of Arab-South American
countries will be held in the afternoon,
with the participation of leaders and senior
officials from 12 South American countries
and 22 Arab states, plus delegates from the
Arab League.
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