ICC prosecutor calls for UN member states to pressure for arrest of Libya war criminals

<p>The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda called on the need for governments to act on arrest warrants for Libyan’s accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.</p> <p>Speaking at the United Nations Security Council in New York, Bensouda said the ICC has issued multiple warrants for Sail Al-Islam Gaddafi, Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled and Mahmoud Mustafa Al-Werfalli for crimes ranging from unlawful imprisonment, torture and mass murder.</p> <p>The prosecutor added that “the execution of these arrest warrants depends on the cooperation of Sates”, meaning the continued freedom of the men “sends a message to victims that alleged perpetrators can evade justice and continue to commit crimes with impunity.”</p> <p>Bensouda called on the international community to help pressuring Libya into arresting the perpetrators of such heinous crimes, reports the <a href="https://www.jurist.org/news/2019/05/icc-prosecutor-urges-arrest-of-thre…">Jurist.</a></p>