ICC: Libya Recognizes Authority of War Crimes, Repression Probe

ICC: Libya recognizes authority of war crimes, repression probe

Libya has accepted the authority of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes in the country despite not being party to the Rome Statute, the court's founding treaty, ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan said Thursday. "I strongly welcome the courage, the leadership and the decision by the Libyan authorities," Khan told the UN Security Council, noting the move "represents a profound step to a renewed platform for collec…

The International Criminal Court may investigate war crimes in Libya.

The Libyan government has accepted the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Tribunal for War Crimes since 2011, thus paving the way for investigations against suspected perpetrators.

And the D.A. has asked to arrest and deliver Almasri, the chief of the judicial police, on whom a warrant for arrest for war crimes depends.

Libya is not a member of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, but the UN Security Council had referred the situation in Libya to the Court in February 2011.

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