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Deputy ICC prosecutor tells Security Council arrests and cooperation mark ‘momentum’ in Libya cases
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Deputy Prosecutor Nazat Sharmin Khan told the UN Security Council that recent arrests, unsealed warrants and Libya’s Article 12(3) declaration show growing cooperation with the ICC; she said investigations will continue beyond May 2026 and urged states to resist intimidation that undermines accountability.
Deputy Prosecutor Nazat Sharmin Khan told the United Nations Security Council on Nov. 3 that a series of recent arrests and warrants, together with increased cooperation from Libyan authorities, has created “new momentum towards justice in Libya.”
Khan said the Office of the Prosecutor welcomed the arrest by German authorities on July 16 of Khalid Mohammad Ali Lehi Hissri pursuant to an ICC warrant issued by Pre-Trial Chamber I and described the imminent transfer of Mr. El Hissri to the ICC as a milestone toward holding those responsible for atrocities to account. “Those responsible for inflicting suffering in Libya are mistaken if they believe they are still outside the reach of justice,” Khan said.
The prosecutor alleged that Mr. El Hissri is responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed at Matiga Prison from February 2015 to at least early 2020, including murder, torture and sexual violence…
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