Omar al-Bashir celebrates ICC decision to halt Darfur investigation

Sudanese president accuses court of trying to humiliate his country as prosecutor criticises UN security council The Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, has hailed the international criminal court's suspension of its investigations into alleged war crimes in Darfur, accusing it of trying to "humiliate and subjugate" his country. Bashir is wanted by the ICC over alleged war crimes in the western region, where the government has been trying to crush an insurgency since 2003.