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ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo says that as Milosevic, Kambanda and Taylor did, Sudan's president Al Bashir, "will face justice." UNTV / FILE

Duration:04:11Date:04 December 2009

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United Nations Television, United Nations Mission in Sudan, POLITICAL AND LEGAL QUESTIONS, POLITICAL CONDITIONS, INSTITUTIONS, MOVEMENTS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND SECURITY, CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SUDAN

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STORY: UN / SUDAN OCAMPO WRAP 
TRT: 4.11
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 4 DECEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:

RECENT 2009, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations headquarters

4 DECEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. Cutaway, delegates
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“Crimes are continuing. There are still indiscriminate bombings of civilians causing casualties and forced displacement. Continued imposition of conditions of life to exterminate displaced persons including: hindering of humanitarian aid and expelling of assistance providers with the consequence of reducing access to food, water and services, rapes and sexual violence constituting mental and bodily harm and use of child soldiers.”
5. Cutaway, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“This process of marginalization of indicted criminals, if maintained steadfastly, is a way towards the ultimate implementation of the arrest warrants issued by the Court. Respect for the Court decision to issue an arrest warrant against President Al Bashir sends a clear message: President Al Bashir will face justice. Any leader committing crimes will face justice. Power does not provide immunity. There was no immunity for President Milosevic, there was no immunity for the Prime Minister Kambanda, there was no immunity for President Taylor.”
7. Cutaway, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“Over the last six months, he (Al Bashir) has continued using the Sudanese State apparatus to conduct a diplomatic and communications campaign against the Court. He has endeavored to shift the attention of the international community to new, pressing issues, the conflict with the South in particular. He will exacerbate such conduct if it can shift your attention from the crimes committed in Darfur.”
9. Cutaway, delegates
10. Wide shot, Ambassador Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad, Permanent Representative of Sudan approaches microphone
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Ambassador Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad, Permanent Representative of Sudan, United Nations 
“From our side we will not be bothered by this prosecutor. The case of the ICC for us is a closed dossier. We will continue to augment and reinforce the peace efforts in the Sudan, we will fully support the Doha process. We will fully support all genuine efforts and at finding a solution to the problem in Darfur, to find the lasting settlement, because war is over in Darfur.”
12. Wide shot press conference
13. Cutaway, reporters
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC):
“I believe probably the beginning of next year will be the session, the session when they set charges and yes I believe that Abu Gaba is doing what I think a leader has to do, face responsibility and I think he did it in the past and I hope he will do it in the future.”

FILE - UNAMID - 23 JULY 2008, EL FASHER, DARFUR, SUDAN

15. Various shots, President Bashir rallying from truck 
16. Med shot, President Bashir rallying from truck
17. Wide shot, President Bashir at podium
18. Pan right, from crowd to President Bashir in podium dancing to the crowd

STORYLINE:

Indiscriminate bombings, rape and other crimes are continuing in Darfur, the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today, while noting that the Government of Sudan still refuses to cooperate with his office and its indicted President and other suspects remain at large.

Briefing the Security Council on the latest developments, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said that attacks against civilians in Darfur are continuing. In an incident on 25 November, militia reportedly attacked two villages in North Darfur, where they captured civilians, beat villagers and looted property.

Moreno-Ocampo said that efforts in recent months have focused on encouraging Sudan to respect its responsibilities as a UN Member State and to put an end to crimes and arrest people indicted by the Court.

He noted that Mr. Al-Bashir has been unable to travel to certain States where he may be arrested. “This process of marginalization of indicted criminals, if maintained steadfastly, is a way towards the ultimate implementation of the arrest warrants issued by the Court.”

Al Bashir will face justice, he said, “power does not provide immunity.”

Ocampo said that over the last six months, Al Bashir had continued using the Sudanese State apparatus to conduct a diplomatic and communications campaign against the Court and that he had endeavored to, “shift the attention” of the international community to new, pressing issues, like the conflict with the South.

The prosecutor also stressed that he needs the Security Council’s full support to ensure that the attention remains on the need to arrest the indicted suspects and to end crimes in Darfur.

Following the meeting, Sudanese Ambassador Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad told reporters that his government will, “not be bothered” by this prosecutor. “The case of the ICC for us is a closed dossier.”

He added that Sudan’s government would, “augment and reinforce” the peace efforts in the Sudan.

Later at a press conference, Ocampo was asked when the appeals court would have its decision on the genocide charges, he said that it would most likely be the beginning of next year.

He also said that he believed that Abu Gaba, the rebel leader who appeared in Court last November in relation to Darfur crimes, had done what, “a leader has to do, face responsibility.”

The ICC, which is based in The Hague, issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Al-Bashir in March for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur, where estimated three hundred thousand people have died since 2003 due to fighting between Government forces and allied Arab militiamen, known as the Janjaweed.

Soon after the warrant was issued the Government expelled 13 international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and revoked the permits of three local groups, dealing a blow to humanitarian efforts in the region.

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