London, July (ANI): The body representing nations in Africa has urged its members 'not to cooperate' in executing the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi, saying that the move would "seriously complicates" efforts by the organization to find a solution to the Libyan crisis.
This decision passed by the 53-member African Union late Friday could seriously weaken the tribunal's ability to bring the Libyan dictator to justice.
AU executive Jean Ping blamed the ICC for focusing on crimes committed in Africa, while ignoring those that were committed by Western powers in places like Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
"With this in mind, we recommend that the member states do not cooperate with the execution of this arrest warrant," Fox News quoted Ping, as saying.
Reports emerged yesterday that Gaddafi had warned to carry out attacks in Europe against "homes, offices, families," unless NATO halts its airstrikes against his regime in Libya. He delivered the warning in a telephone message played to thousands of supporters gathered in the main square of the capital Tripoli.
Speaking from an unknown location, Gaddafi, who is sought by the International Criminal Court for a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, warned that the Libyans could take revenge for NATO bombings.
"These people (the Libyans) are able to one day take this battle ... to Europe, to target your homes, offices, families, which would become legitimate military targets, like you have targeted our homes," he said.
"We can decide to treat you in a similar way," he said of the Europeans. "If we decide to, we are able to move to Europe like locusts, like bees. We advise you to retreat before you are dealt a disaster," Gaddafi added. (ANI)
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