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 KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The Sudanese government on Sunday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution that empowers the International Criminal Court to prosecute the alleged perpetrators of atrocities in the Darfur conflict.
President Omar el-Bashir led a Cabinet meeting that denounced Friday's resolution and appointed a committee to work out "how to deal with this situation," acting Information Minister Abdel-Basit Sabdarat told state-run Radio Omdurman. El-Bashir will head the committee, he added.
While government officials and the ruling National Congress party had condemned the resolution, Sunday's announcement was the first time the government had given its official view since the Security Council passed the resolution by 11-0 votes with four abstentions.
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