Extraditing Bashir would set a precedent that could see other African leaders and officials tried in the future for involvement in various wars and abuses of power. They have chosen their own self-preservation over the African lives and cultures they claim to treasure.
An update on this story. “African Union refuses to extradite Sudan’s president,” from the Associated Press, July 3:
African leaders have approved a contentious decision to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir.
The final decision by the African Union heads of state summit says AU members “shall not cooperate … in the arrest and transfer of the President of Sudan to the ICC.”