Posted AT 6:20 PM EDT on 19/07/08
Arab League backs Sudan
CAIRO — The Arab League on Saturday said that the genocide charges brought against Sudan's president by the prosecutor of the International Court are not acceptable and undermine that country's sovereignty.
The 22-nation group also said after a one-day emergency council meeting on Saturday that only Sudanese courts have jurisdiction on such matters.
The meeting focused on the charges brought against President Omar al-Bashir.
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