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Five countries demanded to investigate the commission of "war crimes" in the occupied territories

19 Nov 2023 - 10:43

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced on Friday, the 26th of Aqrab, that he had received a joint request from five countries to investigate the commission of "war crimes" in the Palestinian territories.


Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: This court said that this referral was from South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros and Djibouti.
 
In this regard, South Africa reminded that this request was made "to ensure the immediate attention of the International Criminal Court to the dire situation of Palestine."
 
The International Criminal Court is currently investigating Israel's war crimes in the 2014 Gaza war.
 
Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, announced that five countries asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the commission of crimes in the Palestinian territories.
 
The International Criminal Court, by publishing a statement on its website, announced that the office of "Karim Khan", the attorney general of this institution responsible for dealing with the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of rape, on Friday submitted requests from has received the five mentioned countries.
 
In the continuation of this statement, it is also stated that according to the provisions of the "Rome Statute" regarding the International Criminal Court, any of the member states of this organization can submit a request to the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Court to investigate crimes committed on the territory of another member state.


Story Code: 280644

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