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Africa North
World Court Prosecutor Seeks Gadhafi Arrest Warrant
2011-05-17
[An Nahar] The U.N. war crimes court's chief prosecutor said Monday he would seek arrest warrants against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam and his intelligence head for crimes against humanity.
Good idea! Toss 'em in the same cell as Omar al-Bashir... Oh. Wait.
"Today, the office of the prosecutor requested the International Criminal Court
... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
(issue) arrest warrants," Luis Moreno-Ocampo said at a presser in The Hague, where the International Criminal Court is based.

The Argentinean prosecutor said there was evidence "that Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered attacks on innocent Libyan civilians".

A panel of ICC judges will now have to decide whether to accept or reject the prosecutor's application, based on his case file.

Moreno-Ocampo announced on March 3 he was opening an investigation into human rights
...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty...
abuses in Libya as the anti-regime revolt entered its fourth month in the North African country.

His investigation targeted eight people, including Gadhafi and three of his sons.

Protests against Gadhafi's four-decade rule began on February 15 with Moreno-Ocampo saying thousands of people have been killed in the violence and around 750,000 people forced to flee, according to U.N. figures.
Posted by:Fred

#2  3 months, good enough for UN work. Suppose you should write one up for the rebels who were using unapproved containers for gasoline, possibly damaging the fragile ecosystem of North Africa.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2011-05-17 16:18  

#1  "Have Chief Inspector Clouseau pick him up."
Posted by: mojo   2011-05-17 12:36  

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