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Issue99 513September

NEWS

THISWEEK

Prosecutorrequests INTERPOLRedNotice forGaddafi

ICCRequestsINTERPOLRedNoticesinLibya
8SeptemberProsecutorMorenoOcamporequestedthatINTERPOLissueRedNoticestoarrestMuammarGaddafi,SaifAl IslamGaddafiandAbdullahAlSenussifortheallegedcrimesagainsthumanityofmurderandpersecution. INTERPOL SecretaryGeneral Ronald Noble confirmed the effectiveness of the Red Notices, stating Prosecutor Moreno Ocamposrequest forINTERPOLRedNoticeswillsignificantlyrestricttheabilityofall threementocrossinternationalbordersandisa powerfultooltohelpintheirlocationandarrest.Hefurther confirmedthatasfarasINTERPOLsGeneralSecretariatheadquartersis concerned,MuammarGaddafiisafugitivewhosecountryofnationalityandtheICCwantarrestedandheldaccountablefortheserious criminal charges that have been brought against him.INTERPOL will cooperate with and assist the ICC and Libyan authorities representedbytheInterimTransitionalNationalCouncilofLibyatoapprehendMuammarGaddafi. Prosecutor MorenoOcampo explained his decision to request the notice, stating Arresting Gaddafi is a matter of time. By requestinganINTERPOLRedNoticetheICCensuresthatthearrestwarrantforGaddafiisinthehandsoflawenforcementaroundthe world. The Red Notices have been circulated to all 188 INTERPOL members and INTERPOL is offering the full support of its CommandandCoordinationCentreandaskingitsmembercountriestotakeallmeasuresconsistentwiththeirnationallaws tohelptheICClocateandapprehendGaddafi. States Parties also continued to confirm their commitment to cooperation with the ICC; with UK Foreign Secretary William Hague stating if[MuammarGaddafi]hadgonetoacountrywhichisasignatoryoftheICCofcourse,wewouldexpectthemtohand himovertotheICC.TheheadofPresidentMahamadouIssoufouscabinetalsoconfirmedthatNigerwouldrespectitsRome StatuteobligationsinrelationtotheLibyanarrestwarrants,statingWearesignatoriesoftheRomeStatute,sotheyknowwhatthey areexposedtoiftheycome.Nigerisacountryofrightsbutwewillalsorespectourinternationalcommitments.

OTPActivities
OVERVIEW 6situationsunderinvestigation 12casesinrelationto25persons 18arrestwarrants11outstanding 3trials 3confirmationofchargesproceedings 9preliminaryexaminationsin4differentcontinents

I.PreliminaryExaminations

PreliminaryexaminationsrefertotheanalyticalprocessbywhichtheOTPassesseswhetherthereisareasonablebasistoproceedwithan investigationinagivensituation. In accordance with Article 15 of the Statute, the OTP proactively gathers and evaluates information from multiple sources, including communicationsfromindividualsandpartiesconcerned(phase1initialreview).Followingasequentialprocess,andirrespectiveofthe mechanism by which the jurisdiction of the Court is triggered, the Office then applies the same legal criteria laid out in Article 53 of the Statute, namely temporal/territorial/personal jurisdiction (phase 2a), subjectmatter jurisdiction (phase 2b), admissibility, including complementarityandgravity(phase3)andtheinterestsofjustice(phase4). Currently, the OTP is conducting preliminary examinations into nine situations: Palestine (phase 2a), Afghanistan, Honduras, Korea and Nigeria (phase 2b), Colombia, Georgia and Guinea (Phase 3); the Prosecutor has further determined that the opening of an investigation wouldnotbeagainsttheinterestsofjusticeinCtedIvoire(phase4)andisawaitingauthorizationfromPreTrialChamberIIItoinvestigate thesituationinCtedIvoire.

StatisticsonArticle15Communicationsandotherpreliminaryexaminationactivities.

11 communications that may fall under Article 15 were received by the Office in the month of August. 4 of these communicationsweremanifestlyoutsidethejurisdictionoftheCourt;6communicationswarrantedfurtheranalysisorwere linkedtoasituationalreadyunderanalysis.1waslinkedtoanongoinginvestigation/prosecution.ThetotalnumberofArticle 15communicationsreceivedtodateis9,247,ofwhich4,327weremanifestlyoutsidethejurisdictionoftheCourt.

13 September The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) representing the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests contacted the OTP and presented its followup communication (the first one had been submitted in May 2011) on alleged crimes against humanity committed by Vatican officials, including rape, sexual violence, and torture. The communication claimsthatVaticanofficialshavetoleratedandenabledthesystematicandwidespreadconcealingofrapeandchildsexcrimes throughouttheworld.Togetherwiththecomplaint,theCCRsubmittedmorethan20,000pagesofsupportingmaterials.

II.InvestigationsandProsecutions

1.SituationintheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC)Referred:April2004InvestigationOpened:June2004 Trials TheProsecutorvThomasLubangaDyilochargedwithwarcrimesagainstchildrencommittedintheIturiregion20022003 Status:Trialfinishedon26August2011,pendingjudgment TheProsecutorvGermainKatangaandMathieuNgudjoloChuichargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanitycommittedduring theattackofthevillageofBogorointheIturiregionon24February2003 Status:Defencecasepresentationongoing ConfirmationofChargesHearing TheProsecutorvCallixteMbarushimanachargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanity,includingmassivesexualviolence, committedintheNorthandSouthKivus20092010 Status:ConfirmationofChargesHearingscheduledfor16September2011 WarrantPending TheProsecutorvBoscoNtagandachargedwithwarcrimesagainstchildrencommittedintheIturiregion20022003
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12 September The Prosecutor filed observations on the need for a Judicial Site Visit in the case of TheProsecutorvGermainKatangaand MathieuNgudjoloChui, submitting that a Judicial Site Visit to the Bogoro area of the DRC was unnecessary at this stage as the evidence tenderedbytheProsecutionregardingthegeographyoftheareawassubstantial,clearanduncontested.TheProsecutionfurthersubmitted thatthedefencesadvancedthusfarbytheAccuseddonotappeartocontesttheevidenceregardingthegeographyand,inparticular,thatportionof thetestimonyofwitnessesthataddressestheirdescriptionsoftheareawheretheBogoroattackoccurred.TheProsecutionalsosuggestedthatsecurity concernswouldbesubstantialandoutweighedanyneedforasitevisitatthistime.

2.SituationinUgandaReferred:January2004Investigationopened:July2004 WarrantsPending: TheProsecutorvJosephKonyetal.chargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanitycommittedduringLRAsinsurgencyactivities inNorthernUganda20022004 Issued:8July2005 3.SituationinDarfur,theSudanReferred:March2005Investigationopened:June2005

Trial TheProsecutorvAbdallahBandaAbakaerNourainandSalehMohammedJerboJamuschargedwithwarcrimescommittedduringanattack againsttheHaskanitaAUpeacekeepingbaseinNorthDarfuron29September2007 Status:Chargesconfirmed,trialdatetobeset Prosecutiontopresentadditionalevidence TheProsecutorvBaharIdrissAbuGardachargedwithwarcrimescommittedduringanattackagainsttheHaskanitaAUpeacekeeping baseinNorthDarfuron29September2007 WarrantsPending: TheProsecutorvOmarAlBashirchargedwithwarcrimes,crimesagainsthumanityandgenocidecommittedaspartofthecounter insurgencycampaigninDarfur20032008(atleast) Issued:4March2009&12July2010 TheProsecutorvAliKushaybandAhmadHarunchargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanitycommittedduringtheattacks againstthecivilianpopulationinDarfurAugust2003March2004 Issued:27February2007

4.SituationintheCentralAfricanRepublic(CAR)Referred:January2005Investigationopened:May2007 Trial: TheProsecutorvJeanPierreBembaGombochargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanity,includingamassiverapecampaign, committedinCARbetween26October200215March2003 Status:Prosecutioncasepresentationongoing 5.SituationinKenyaOTPrequesttostartinvestigation:November2009Investigationopened:March2010

ConfirmationofChargesHearing: TheProsecutorvWilliamSamoeiRuto,HenryKipronoKosgeyandJoshuaArapSangchargedwithcrimesagainsthumanitycommitted duringthepostelectoralviolenceinKenya30December2007endJanuary2008 Status:Hearingheldfrom1to9September2011 TheProsecutorvFrancisKirimiMuthaura,UhuruMuigaiKenyattaandMohammedHusseinAlichargedwithcrimesagainsthumanity committedduringthepostelectoralviolenceinKenya2431January2008 Status:Hearingisscheduledtobegin21September2011

6.SituationinLibyaReferred:February2011Investigationopened:March2011

WarrantsPending: TheProsecutorvMuammarAbuMinyaGaddafi,SaifAlIslamGaddafiandAbdullahAlSanousichargedwithcrimesagainsthumanity committedduringattacksonthecivilianpopulationbytheLibyanSecurityForces15Februaryatleast28February2011 Issued:27June2011

7.SituationinCtedIvoireOTPrequesttostartinvestigation:June2011

Status:June2011theProsecutionfiledarequestwithPreTrialChamberIIIforauthorisationtoopeninvestigationsintothesituationin CtedIvoiresince28November2010

III.ArrestsCooperation
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TheProsecutorv BoscoNtaganda(moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:DRC,inandaroundGoma TheProsecutorv JosephKonyetal(moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:variously,atdifferenttimes,intheborderareabetweenDRC,CARandSouthSudan TheProsecutorv MuammarGaddafi,SaifAlIslamGaddafiandAbdullahAlSenussi (moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:Libya TheProsecutorv AhmedHarunandAliKushayb (moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:SouthKordofan,Sudan(A.Harun) Sudan(A.Kushayb)

TheProsecutorv OmarHassanAhmadAlBashir(moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:Khartoum,Sudan

IV.OtherCooperation
9 September Prosecutor MorenoOcampo briefed the EU Political and Security Committee, consisting of the 27 EU Ambassadors, on the current activities of the Office, including providing updates on Libya, Kenya, Cte DIvoire, Palestine and Educational Projects undertaken to maximize the impact of the completion of the first trial of the ICC (TheProsecutorv ThomasLubangaDyilo).

V.UpcomingEvents

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VII.OtherInformation

*ThisdocumentreflectstheviewsoftheOfficeoftheProsecutoroftheICC.Formoreinformation,contactMrs.OliviaSwaakGoldman,InternationalCooperationAdviser intheOfficeoftheProsecutor,atOlivia.SwaakGoldman@icccpi.int