Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al Bashir on Thursday dismissed the International Criminal Court (ICC) as a failure after the court moved to seek a referral to the UN Security Council on Mr Bashir's failure to cooperate with investigation into alleged war crimes.
"The decisions of the International Criminal Court are non-binding on the government of Sudan and the referral of Sudan's case to the Security Council shows the failure of the ICC which is seeking punishment for Sudan," Sudan's information minister, Ahmed Bilal Osman, told the Sudanese Media Centre.
"The ICC is aware that it doesn't scare Sudan," he added.
In December 2014 the chief prosecutor at the ICC, Fatou Bensouda said that she was suspending the inquiry into Mr Bashir due to a failure of adequate support from the UN Security Council.
The move was hailed by Mr Bashir as a "victory" over the ICC.
The decision came about "because of the Sudanese people's refusal to be humiliated and to kneel down" he told journalists at the time, adding that the ICC is one of the "tools aimed to humiliate and subjugate" Sudan.
Bashir is wanted over alleged war crimes against insurgent groups, who complain of discrimination by the state.
"The decisions of the International Criminal Court are non-binding on the government of Sudan and the referral of Sudan's case to the Security Council shows the failure of the ICC which is seeking punishment for Sudan," Sudan's information minister, Ahmed Bilal Osman, told the Sudanese Media Centre.
"The ICC is aware that it doesn't scare Sudan," he added.
In December 2014 the chief prosecutor at the ICC, Fatou Bensouda said that she was suspending the inquiry into Mr Bashir due to a failure of adequate support from the UN Security Council.
The move was hailed by Mr Bashir as a "victory" over the ICC.
The decision came about "because of the Sudanese people's refusal to be humiliated and to kneel down" he told journalists at the time, adding that the ICC is one of the "tools aimed to humiliate and subjugate" Sudan.
Bashir is wanted over alleged war crimes against insurgent groups, who complain of discrimination by the state.