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International Criminal Court prosecutor tells Security Council investigation into Darfur crimes initiated 1 June; Luis Moreno Ocampo says extensive preliminary inquiry revealed grave crimes, absence of criminal proceedings on certain cases.

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Publication Date: 30-JUN-05 		Format: Online
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M2 PRESSWIRE-30 June 2005-UN: International Criminal Court prosecutor tells Security Council investigation into Darfur crimes initiated 1 June; Luis Moreno Ocampo says extensive preliminary inquiry revealed grave crimes, absence of criminal proceedings on certain cases(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo told the Security Council this morning that he had determined that there were cases that would be admissible in relation to the situation in Darfur, Sudan, and on 1 June initiated an investigation into the crimes committed there.

Briefing the Council for the first time since it referred the Darfur situation to the ICC - by its adoption of resolution 1593 of 31 March 2005 - he said that the start of investigations marked an opportunity for all parties to take all possible steps to prevent the continuation of such offences. The Prosecutor's Office would identify those bearing the greatest responsibility for the crimes and assess the admissibility of the selected cases.

The decision did not represent a determination of the Sudanese legal system, he added, but was essentially the result of the absence of criminal proceedings related to the cases on which he would focus. Once specific cases were selected, the Prosecutor's Office would assess again whether or not they had been the subject of genuine national investigations or prosecutions.

He said his analysis followed the collection of more than 3,000 documents from a variety of sources. There was significant credible information disclosing the commission of grave crimes within the Court's jurisdiction having taken place in Darfur, including the killing of thousands of civilians and the widespread destruction and looting of villages leading to the displacement of approximately 1.9 million civilians. The conditions of life resulting from those crimes...

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