Burundi: Opposition Urges Sanctions Over War Crimes Court Withdrawal

Sanctions should be imposed on Burundi's government following a decision to remove the country from the International Criminal Court, according to an opposition group. The decision will make it difficult for the ICC to proceed with a preliminary investigation into alleged crimes committed since April 2015, says an international criminal justice expert.

"We're very sad to see [President Pierre] Nkurunziza pulling Burundi out of the ICC," said Pancrace Cimpaye of the National Council for the Restoration of Arusha Agreement and Rule of Law (CNARED). "We've got a special report from the UN which highlights the risk of genocide in our country."

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