ERDOGAN: "IT'S NOT POSSIBLE FOR A MUSLIM TO COMMIT GENOCIDE"
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has pushed back his planned visit to Turkey, Turkish aviation officials said on Sunday, adding that the controversial leader canceled his Sunday flight without any explanation, Hürriyet Daily News reported.
According to the news agency, it was not clear whether al-Bashir will come to Turkey on Monday or Tuesday for a summit of Islamic nations, the officials added, according to a report by the Doğan news agency.
The statement came hours after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan defended al-Bashir's visit by saying, "A Muslim can never commit genocide."
"Those world leaders who criticize us, have they ever visited Darfur? Their information is solely based on what the rapporteurs are reporting. These kinds of moves will not contribute to world peace," Erdoğan said Sunday in an address to party members.
"It's not possible for a Muslim to commit genocide," he said. "That's why we are comfortable [with the visit of al-Bashir]."
The Criminal Court, or ICC, has issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir, citing his alleged role in the atrocities perpetrated in the Darfur region of Sudan, which claimed the lives of more than 300,000 people.
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