ICC Warrant ‘Pours Oil on Fire’ in Libya, African Union Says

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An International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi and two others “pours oil on the fire” instead of helping to end the war, said Jean Ping, chairman of the African Union Commission.

“Everyone can see that the ICC always comes at an inconvenient time, which pours oil on the fire,” Ping said today. “You know very well that it complicates the situation.”