Reply #59: International Criminal Court to seek Gadafy arrest

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Source: The Irish Times

Monday, June 27, 2011


PETER CLUSKEY in The Hague

JUDGES AT the International Criminal Court (ICC) are expected today to give the go-ahead for the issuing of arrest warrants for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gadafy and two of his most trusted lieutenants for crimes against humanity.

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The United Nations Security Council had asked the ICC to launch an investigation into the actions of the Gadafy regime following anti-Government protests in Libya on February 15th, the start of the bloodiest revolt of the so-called Arab Spring.


More than 700 people are believed to have been killed during the month of February alone, and the death toll since then is believed to have run into the thousands.

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The judges are expected to issue their decision on the prosecutor’s request for warrants at about lunchtime today.


Mr Moreno-Ocampo has already scheduled a press conference for tomorrow at which he is expected to give details of how the ICC will proceed once the warrants have been authorised.

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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0627/1224299634377.html