Khartoum, Oct.20(SUNA)-The Presidency of the Republic welcomed decision of President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza on official withdrawal from the so-called International Criminal Court(ICC) and considered it expression to will of the free peoples in the World.
In a statement issued Thursday, of which SUNA obtained a copy, the Presidency of the Republic called all African countries still retain membership in ICC to follow Burundi and to collectively withdraw of this unfair court as implementation to AU Summit resolution , as ICC represents a tool of the neocolonialism.
The statement said the decision taken by Burundi based on objective counts that the so-called ICC has become a means of pressure and instability in the developing countries and that probes conducted by the court against some leaders were held under pressure from western powers. ASA/