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African Nations Refuse to Arrest Sudanese President SIRTE, LIBYA (Associated Press) -
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."

Bashir has been indicted for crimes against humanity in Darfur by The Hague-based ICC.

Some leaders say there was strong dissent on the text. Benin Foreign Minister Jean-Marie Ehouzou says that Sudan's neighbor, Chad, objected to the wording. © Copyright 2012, Associated Press