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The Prosecutor of the Criminal Court: The Security Council must move forward towards justice as it is essential for the people of Libya.

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New York, May 14, 2024 (LANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, “Karim Khan,” revealed that the court’s teams made (18) visits to Libya, during which they collected (800) pieces of evidence, including audio and video, regarding the crimes that the country witnessed during the period from 2014 to 2020, in addition to crimes allegedly committed in detention centers.

Khan said, in his briefing on Tuesday before the UN Security Council regarding the situation in Libya, that our concerned team completed (18) visits and collected (800) pieces of evidence, including audio and video, and we have made tremendous progress regarding the crimes between 2014 and 2020 that are alleged to be committed in detention centers, indicating that the court is now focused on meeting the legitimate expectations of the Council and civilians of the people of Libya regarding justice.

He added that the Criminal Court worked under his leadership on a new strategy that included detailing an investigation into four basic tracks and set clear standards to measure progress in the field of justice regarding the situation in Libya, and achieved progress in the investigation over a period of 18 months, pointing out that I cannot review the progress, but our work is moving forward to fulfill the expectations of the people of Libya.

The General Prosecutor indicated that the International Criminal Court, in Report No. 27 on the situation in Libya, reached a turning point, and that the Security Council must move forward towards justice as it is essential for the people of Libya.

Khan pointed out in his briefing that the court's investigations into the situation in Libya cannot be disclosed publicly, calling on the Council to support the road map that the court is working on in Libya during the coming period.

He explained that the Criminal Court worked under his leadership on a new strategy that included detailing an investigation into four basic tracks and set clear standards to measure progress in the field of justice regarding the situation in Libya, stressing that the road map that came as a result of efforts represents a real map in which we focus on the programs that represent the next 18 months. "We have to work with the Libyan authorities, and the court has achieved success, but I cannot disclose this publicly, but I confirm that we have achieved success".

Karim Khan stressed the need for the principle of the rule of law to be applied equally in Libya, noting that the court is trying to improve the process of tracking down fugitives and arresting them with the help of colleagues at the heart of the International Criminal Court.

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court stated that the goal is to implement the arrest warrants that the Criminal Court announced issuing against a group of wanted Libyans during the past year, calling on the Security Council to enable the court to begin at least preliminary trials before the court regarding at least one arrest warrant.

  (LANA)