Sudan expels 13 NGOs

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Source: CCTV.com | 03-06-2009 14:33

Sudan has expelled 13 non-governmental organizations for cooperating with the International Criminal Court.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said these organizations are beneficiaries of the Darfur conflict.

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir delivers a speech to the crowd during a protest against ICC's arrest warrant for him in Khartoum March 5, 2009.REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

He says they used lots of money allocated for the conflict but did nothing for Darfur.

And he said his government will take measures against whoever wants to undermine the security and stabilization of the country or makes use of the situation to attain their aims.

Al-Bashir also lashed out at the ICC at a rally in Sudan's capital Khartoum for what he said was their ignorance over Iraq and Gaza.

The ICC issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir on Wednesday from its base in the Hague for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the country's western region of Darfur between 2003 and 2008.

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