Arrest warrant issued for El-Bashir

So you heard. The ICC has officially issued a warrant of arrest for El-Bashir, but only on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity you see, the genocide charges were dropped!

I am not a big fan of El-Bashir, in fact I despise the man (would be an understatement) for what he has been putting our country and our people through for the past god knows how long. But the ICC just could not delay this decision, which we all knew was coming, and felt the need to make it today and ignore the fact that the first democratic elections in more than twenty years are expected this year.

The effects of this decision are not going to be trivial, considering this is the very first arrest warrant to be issued for an actual head of state. The actual president of the largest country in Africa. By now I’m guessing a lot of Arabic and African leaders are probably worried to say the least.

So what is next? We must all thank the ICC for the coup that is going to take place once again and cause the country to witness more turbulence. We must all also kiss the presidential elections goodbye if this coup ensues and kiss with it all our hopes and dreams of a better president and a better, more stable and more peaceful Sudan.

The Sudanese people think this is all a western conspiracy, and I for one can’t help but feel extremely furious that the international community stood and watched while Luis Moreno-Ocampo and the ICC judges single-handedly jeopardized the Comprehensive Peace Agreement by now causing more conflict between the Sudanese government and JEM.

There is not a chance that El-Bashir will turn himself in which means that Sudan will remain a politically isolated country which is vindicated since the only way to defend Sudan will be by completely ceasing to cooperate with the international community.

For us Sudanese citizens all we can do at this point is worry about the future of our country. Today marks one of the most critical days of Sudanese history.