Libya: 'There is an awful spectrum of criminality that has taken place'
Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the ICC, on the ongoing investigations into war crimes in Libya.
The International Criminal Court opened investigations into alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the civil war in Libya in March 2011, following a referral by the United Nations Security Council.
They are still ongoing.
The chaotic and violent legacy of the civil war that erupted after the late dictator Muammar Gaddafi was deposed just over a decade ago is still being keenly felt by those who've lost loved ones.聽
This week, the chief prosecutor of the ICC - the International Criminal Court - has been visiting Libya. This is the first time a prosecutor of the ICC has been there in the past 10 years.聽
Karim Khan and his team are investigating allegations of war crimes:
"We've been very clear, the time for talk is over... we need to find innovative ways in which the people of Libya actually see some justice."
(Photo: Public Prosecutor Karim Khan prepares for the trial of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Credit: Peter Dejong via Reuters)
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