ATTACKS AGAINST PEACEKEEPERS MAY CONSTITUTE WAR CRIMES – ICC PROSECUTOR

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ATTACKS AGAINST PEACEKEEPERS MAY CONSTITUTE WAR CRIMES – ICC
PROSECUTORNew York, Jul 19 2013 1:00PMIn the wake of the latest
attack on United Nations peacekeepers in the Darfur region of Sudan,
the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) reiterated
today that such incidents may constitute war crimes.

Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda condemned the killing on 13 July of seven
peacekeepers serving with the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping
mission in Darfur (UNAMID), and the wounding of 17 military and police
personnel.

The ambush carried out by a large unidentified group, which drew
condemnation from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security
Council, was one of the most serious attacks against the mission since
its deployment in early 2008, and the third in the past few weeks.

"The Prosecutor reminds all parties to the conflict that the
International Criminal Court has jurisdiction in Darfur […] and that
the intentional directing of attacks against peacekeepers may
constitute war crimes," said a
<"http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/press%20and%20media/press%20releases/Pages/otp-statement-19-07-2013.aspx">statement
issued by the Prosecutor's office.

"The office will not hesitate to investigate and prosecute those
alleged to have committed such crimes should the national authorities
fail to," it added. "The Prosecutor calls on the Government of Sudan
to carry out a prompt and full investigation and to hold all those
responsible to account."

Located in The Hague, in the Netherlands, the ICC is an independent,
permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes
of international concern – namely genocide, crimes against humanity
and war crimes – if national authorities with jurisdiction are
unwilling or unable to do so genuinely.

The Darfur region of Sudan is one of eight situations currently under
investigation by the ICC. The others are northern Uganda, the Central
African Republic (CAR), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
Kenya, Libya, Mali and Côte d'Ivoire.Jul 19 2013 1:00PM
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