(CNN) -- The president of Sudan, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on allegations of war crimes and genocide, arrived Wednesday in Chad, Sudanese state-run Shorooq TV reported.
Chad is legally obliged to arrest Omar al-Bashir and hand him over to the International Criminal Court, a court representative told CNN.
The court has issued two warrants for al-Bashir's arrest for his alleged role in a five-year campaign of violence in Darfur, in western Sudan.
The original warrant was the first one the court had ever issued against a serving head of state.
It included five counts of crimes against humanity, including murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture and rape. It also included two charges of war crimes for intentionally directing attacks against civilians and for pillaging.
The International Criminal Court issued its second arrest warrant al-Bashir just last week.
The court added three new counts of genocide to the already existing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The new charges are in addition to the earlier ones, not instead of them, the court said.
Amnesty International Wednesday called on Chad to arrest the Sudanese leader.
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