Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has arrived back in Khartoum after avoiding an international arrest warrant on war crimes charges.<br /><br /> Bashir left South Africa despite an order banning him from leaving the country. <br /><br /> He was in Johannesburg to attend an African Union summit.<br /><br /> A high court in Pretoria has ruled that South African authorities had neglected the country’s constitution.<br /><br /> Judge Dunstan Mlambo made the following announcement:<br />“They have failed to take steps to arrest or detain President Bashir it is inconsistent with the constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996.” <br /><br /> Bashir is accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide during the Dafur conflict.<br /><br /> ICC lawyer Thokwane Moloko made his thoughts on the matter clear: “The impact of his leaving can be regarded as defeating the ends of justice or contempt of court, because he is a member of the United Nations, his country is a member of the United Nations.” <br /><br /> The UN estimates that 300,000 people have
