Darfur / Seventh Report of the ICC Prosecutor to the Security Council on the situation in Darfur

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, June 5, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Seventh Report of the ICC Prosecutor to the Security Council on the situation in Darfur / Statement attributable to the spokesperson for the secretary-general :

Seventh Report of the ICC Prosecutor to the Security Council on the situation in Darfur

Following the presentation to the Security Council of the Seventh

Report on the situation in Darfur by the Prosecutor of the International

Criminal Court, the Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the

reported lack of cooperation of the Government of Sudan with the

Prosecutor. Security Council Resolution 1593 (2005), which was adopted

under Chapter VII of the Charter, requires Sudan to “cooperate fully

with and provide any necessary assistance to the Court and the

Prosecutor (…).” This includes an obligation to arrest and surrender

the indicted individuals.

 

The Secretary-General urges the Government of Sudan to comply with

its international obligations and cooperate with the International

Criminal Court.

 

The Secretary-General is convinced that there can be no sustainable

peace without justice. Peace and justice go hand in hand. Impunity for

the serious crimes committed in Darfur cannot be accepted.

SOURCE : United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General