The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo, announced this afternoon in The Hague that his office will take action against the Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi and his inner circle for crimes against humanity allegedly committed since 15 February, when riots broke out and the subsequent repression of the regime in Morocco.
Libyan leader and "one of their children" are among the prime suspects in the crimes committed in Libya in the past two weeks, said the prosecutor. They would be responsible for the crimes under investigation because they exercise "the authority of 'de facto' or formal" on the troops. Among the other defendants listed the Libyan foreign minister, the head of security and intelligence services, Musa Kusa, the head of the dictator's personal security, Yusef Abdulqader Dibri, and is responsible for external security, Abu Zaid Dorda .
Moreno-Ocampo said the prosecution has collected ample evidence in recent days that suggest the commission of serious crimes against the people of Benghazi, where he first won the uprising, Misrata and Tripoli, the Libyan capital and the scene of the bombing of the dictator against its own people in response to the demonstrators.
The ICC prosecutor added that the court is impartial and is aware that opponents also have guns, so that could be investigated. "There will be no impunity in Libya," he warned. If they have committed crimes will also be responsible. "" The difference between Darfur (Sudan) and Libya is that it has become clear that nobody in the world can throw against his own people, "said Ocampo.
In this case it has been possible to these accusations so quickly because both the Security Council United Nations, which gave him the mandate to act on Saturday, as the Arab League and African Union have worked on the case. The final decision now rests with the judges already knows who the alleged perpetrators of crimes committed in Libya, the summary will the judges of the International Criminal Court.'s up to them to decide whether to issue arrest warrants for to be transferred to The Hague, seat of the court.
As in the ordinary courts, the prosecutor accuses and judges ordered the arrest of the suspects who then judge. After confirming the jurisdiction of the ICC on the crimes being investigated, the prosecution's efforts have focused on the prime suspects. This is intended to "serve the best interest of justice" as the prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo. 
Libyan leader and "one of their children" are among the prime suspects in the crimes committed in Libya in the past two weeks, said the prosecutor. They would be responsible for the crimes under investigation because they exercise "the authority of 'de facto' or formal" on the troops. Among the other defendants listed the Libyan foreign minister, the head of security and intelligence services, Musa Kusa, the head of the dictator's personal security, Yusef Abdulqader Dibri, and is responsible for external security, Abu Zaid Dorda .
Moreno-Ocampo said the prosecution has collected ample evidence in recent days that suggest the commission of serious crimes against the people of Benghazi, where he first won the uprising, Misrata and Tripoli, the Libyan capital and the scene of the bombing of the dictator against its own people in response to the demonstrators.
The ICC prosecutor added that the court is impartial and is aware that opponents also have guns, so that could be investigated. "There will be no impunity in Libya," he warned. If they have committed crimes will also be responsible. "" The difference between Darfur (Sudan) and Libya is that it has become clear that nobody in the world can throw against his own people, "said Ocampo.
In this case it has been possible to these accusations so quickly because both the Security Council United Nations, which gave him the mandate to act on Saturday, as the Arab League and African Union have worked on the case. The final decision now rests with the judges already knows who the alleged perpetrators of crimes committed in Libya, the summary will the judges of the International Criminal Court.'s up to them to decide whether to issue arrest warrants for to be transferred to The Hague, seat of the court.
As in the ordinary courts, the prosecutor accuses and judges ordered the arrest of the suspects who then judge. After confirming the jurisdiction of the ICC on the crimes being investigated, the prosecution's efforts have focused on the prime suspects. This is intended to "serve the best interest of justice" as the prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo.
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