ICC team probes alleged war crimes in Mali

by admin
Aug 30, 2012
A three-member team from the International Criminal Court arrived in Mali on Friday to investigate reports of war crimes committed by Islamists in the country’s north.

ICC mission chief Amady Ba told journalists,
"We're in Mali to pick up elements, listen to various people and take a comparative look" 
"This is a time of analysis... We shall be taking our findings back and the (ICC) prosecutor (Fatou Bensouda) will judge if there is a need for inquiries before taking legal action,"
In July the Government of Mali called on the ICC to investigate possible instances of war crimes.
 
An earlier dossier by the Mali working group accused the Islamists of summary executions of Malian soldiers, rapes, massacres of civilians, the enlistment of child soldiers and torture.

See report from AFP here.

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