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May 5, 2011

ICC Prosecutor Unveils Plan for Libya Warrants 
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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appeared before
the Security Council Wednesday to unveil his plan to seek charges
against the Gaddafi regime for crimes against humanity committed in
Libya. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he would request arrest warrants in the
coming weeks.

Luis Moreno-Ocampo: "In a few weeks I will request before the judges of
the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant against
three individuals that in accordance with our evidence are the most
responsible of the most serious crimes committed in Libya. Basically we
presented a case on two aspects; crimes against humanity as murder,
shooting civilians in demonstrations; and crimes against humanity as
persecution, meaning illegal arrest, torture and forced disappearance of
people in different cities under the control of the regime."



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