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ICC Press Release: Decision concerning Al Bashir to be issued on 4 March 2009

23 Feb 2009

Dear all,

Please find below a press release made public by the International
Criminal Court (ICC) announcing that on Wednesday 4 March 2009, ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I will issue a decision concerning the Prosecution’s application for the issuance of a warrant of arrest against Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir.

This document has been produced by the ICC. The CICC Secretariat
distributes it as part of its mandate to keep member organizations
and individuals informed about developments related to the ICC. This
document does not reflect the views of the CICC as a whole or its
individual members.

Please also take note of the Coalition's policy on situations before
the ICC (below), which explicitly states that the CICC will not take
a position on potential and current situations before the Court or
situations under analysis. The Coalition, however, will continue to
provide the most up-to-date information about the ICC.

With regards,
CICC Secretariat

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"Decision of Pre-Trial Chamber I concerning President Al Bashir of
Sudan to be issued on Wednesday 4 March 2009", ICC Press Release,
ICC-CPI-20090223-PR393, 23 February 2009, http://www.icc-
cpi.int/NR/exeres/4B03F046-6792-40D7-B357-7D14CB723120.htm

"Today Pre-Trial Chamber I announced that it would issue on
Wednesday 4 March 2009 its decision concerning the Prosecution
application of 14 July 2008 for the issuance of a warrant of arrest
against President Omar Al Bashir of Sudan.

The decision will be made public by the normal way of a press
release and publication on the Court's website.

• 23-02-2009 – Public notice of the Decision on the
Prosecution's Application under Article 58 of the Statute
[http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/Go?id=a484925e-673a-463c-a8fb-
4fec762678f6&lan=en-GB]

• Prosecution's Application under Article 58 [http://www.icc-
cpi.int/Menus/Go?id=457e9ba0-c6f4-49ff-ac7c-31d338038b3e&lan=en-GB]
…"

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