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Amekuja kama rafiki kwa hiyo hatutamkamata, Malawi wawaambia ICC
14 October 2011 Last updated at 11:55 GMT
Omar al-Bashir arrest request rejected by Malawi
Malawi has rejected calls to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes in Darfur.
Mr Bashir was welcomed by a military guard of honour when he arrived in the capital, Lilongwe, for a trade summit. Malawi's Information Minister Patricia Kaliati told the BBC it was not her government's "business" to arrest him.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr Bashir in 2008. The European Union and human rights groups have urged Malawi, which is a signatory to the ICC, to arrest Mr Bashir.
""Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes must not go unpunished and their prosecution must be ensured by measures at both domestic and international level," a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said.
Ms Kaliati said Malawi could not detain Mr Bashir as he was attending a heads of state summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), a regional trade bloc.
"He's coming for business and we don't have any business to do with the arrest of President Omar," she told the BBC's Network Africa programme.
"We are very honoured to have these heads of state."
BBC
14 October 2011 Last updated at 11:55 GMT
Omar al-Bashir arrest request rejected by Malawi
Malawi has rejected calls to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for war crimes in Darfur.
Mr Bashir was welcomed by a military guard of honour when he arrived in the capital, Lilongwe, for a trade summit. Malawi's Information Minister Patricia Kaliati told the BBC it was not her government's "business" to arrest him.
The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr Bashir in 2008. The European Union and human rights groups have urged Malawi, which is a signatory to the ICC, to arrest Mr Bashir.
""Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes must not go unpunished and their prosecution must be ensured by measures at both domestic and international level," a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said.
Ms Kaliati said Malawi could not detain Mr Bashir as he was attending a heads of state summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa), a regional trade bloc.
"He's coming for business and we don't have any business to do with the arrest of President Omar," she told the BBC's Network Africa programme.
"We are very honoured to have these heads of state."
BBC
