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ICC reverses decision to refer Jordan to Security Council over Bashir

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ICC reverses decision to refer Jordan to Security Council over Bashir
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir delivers a speech inside Parliament in Khartoum, Sudan April 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo   -   Copyright  Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah(Reuters)
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THEHAGUE (Reuters) – Jordan won’t be referred to the U.N. Security Council for its failure to arrest Sudanese war crimes suspect Omar al-Bashir in 2015, the International Criminal Court said on Monday, reversing an earlier decision.

In a split ruling, the 5-judge panel found that Jordan should have arrested Bashir, but its failure to do so was not grounds for referral.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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