The ICC has issued arrest warrants against President Omar Bashir for genocide as well as former Interior Minister Ahmed Haroun and Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb for war crimes in the Darfur region of western Sudan.

ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo recently asked the court's judges to issue a warrant for Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein in connection with Darfur.

Speaking to the 15-nation UN Security Council, Moreno-Ocampo said it was essential that the indicted men be arrested as they are still committing grave crimes in Darfur.

"The execution of the arrest warrants will end the crimes in Darfur," Moreno-Ocampo said. "The individuals sought by the court are still allegedly committing genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur."

"The world knows where the fugitives of the court are," he said.