ICC prosecutor says new arrest warrant seeks justice for victims in Libya

To date, four warrants have been issued and two more applications are in process, with ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan highlighting this important step as recognizing victims’ rights to justice.

“If the referral of this Council is to be proved right, it needs to be taken up by all,” he said. ,partnership is the key to justice,

the council had case cited to the ICC in 2011 citing gross and systematic violations of human rights and expressing deep concern over civilian deaths.

‘Concrete step forward’

Since then, the ICC has progressed on the path of justice, he said, providing an update on its activities over the past six months. “Tangible Steps Forward” From Engaging With Libyan Officials to Collecting More 500 items of evidenceincluding video and audio material, forensic information and satellite imagery.

The ICC Libyan team did further increased engagement with victims and civil society organizations, he said.

Pointing to its use, he said that the many benefits made as a result of innovative efforts being used by his office advanced technology and a new evidence management system that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate investigative and analytical activities.

“The technology is not a ‘flash in the pan,'” he said. ,Technology is speeding up the delivery of justice,

important milestones

His office has worked with the Attorney General’s Office, the military prosecutor and the justice minister of the internationally recognized government to identify ways in which the ICC can further support action in Libya in pursuit of accountability for international crimes. and promote.

In the coming weeks, he said his team would liaise with Libyan authorities regarding a possible installation a regional office in Tripoli,

Promising his office’s efforts in furthering accountability, he said, “The hope should be that the Libyan authorities are moving swiftly behind the principle of justice at home.”

affirming the rights of survivors

At the center of this case are victims and survivors, he said. Recalling his trip to Libya, he said his meetings with survivors of the violence explained the reason why security Council Referred it to the ICC.

in Tarhunah, a town where mass graves had been discovered, he said the victims had described to him the calculated brutality and tragedy behind the events that took place there. A man had lost 15 members of his familyThey said.

Quoting the words of a woman who shared her story of losing loved ones, he said, “She told me ‘the UN makes a good point, but our lives don’t matter to you’.”

“If we think we can do things better, be more imaginative, and build partnerships together, I think this referral, which has seen such progress over the last six months, will go deeper. Could be,” he said.

“Most importantly, we can look at victims, like the victims I saw in Tarhuna, and not feel shame, but ultimately realize that we are doing our best to fulfill their right to justice and accountability.” are doing.”

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