Omar Al-Bashir Leaves South Africa Amidst Arrest Scandal

African leaders are having a bite of their own cake, seemingly after signing the ICC Treaty, it seems to be hunting African leaders for crimes against humanity, The likes of Ghadafi of libya, et cetera have had a bitter taste of the left hand of the International law, However, my concern is with the likelihood that the long arm of ICC law reaches more to African leaders, The Question thence is, Is Genocide and Crimes against humanity only existent in Africa? And that takes us to the next Issue, Who Profits from these Conflicts in Africa? 

According to (CNN)Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a man accused of war crimes and genocide, has left South Africa one step ahead of the law.

Al-Bashir left the country Monday just as a South African High Court decided to order his arrest.

The human rights group that had petitioned the court to order al-Bashir's arrest, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, said in a statement it was disappointed that the government allowed the Sudanese President to leave before the ruling.

Judge Hans Fabricius had ruled Sunday that al-Bashir had to stay in South Africa while a court considered whether he should be arrested. The judge also ordered all ports in the country to prevent the Sudanese leader from leaving.

But lawyers arguing in court for al-Bashir's arrest warned, in advance, that the ports of entry and exit were not obeying the judge's order.

"Being an organisation committed to the rule of law, SALC is encouraged by the Court's order and the independence of the judicial process," said Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, the group's director. "The rule of law, however, is only as strong as the government which enforces it. Home Affairs have allowed a fugitive from justice to slip through its fingers, compounding the suffering of the victims of these grave crimes."