On Monday, February 02, 2009, the leaders and representatives of 53 African nations accepted the Sudanese president´s pleas to have the war crimes case against him delayed, if not suspended. The popular sentiment in many African political circles is that the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have unduly interfered with the ongoing peace process in the region. Some African governments have also complained that the ICC has focused all its first cases on Africa, therefore bringing into question the integrity of ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo. However, most jurists and observers have rejected the implication that the ICC is merely an instrument of neocolonialism.

African Union Commission head Jean Ping told a group of reporters that: “What emerged from the debate that we have is that we think there is a problem with the ICC targeting only Africans, as if Africa has been a place to experiment with their ideas”. He further added that: “We are raising this type of question because we don't want a double standard. But we are not against fighting impunity…We have to judge our criminals ourselves. That is why we have decided to constitute a high-level panel to help ourselves to try people accused”. Many observers are skeptical as to whether or not the African Union will actually be able to bring war criminals to trial on its own.

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