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NEWS Issue#108 22December2011 PreTrial Chamber grants Libyan authorities time extension 16January2012 tofileobservationsregardingSaifAlIslamGaddafi

Libyanauthoritiesgranted timeextensiontofile observationsSaifAlIslam Gaddafi TrialChambersetsdatefor closingoralstatementsin caseagainstGermain KatangaandMathieu NgudjoloChuion15May 2012 Prosecutionseeksleaveto appealdecisiondecliningto confirmchargesCallixte Mbarushimana

10JanuaryPreTrialChamberIgrantedtherequestfromtheLibyaauthoritiesfor anextensionoftimetofileobservationsregardingthearrestofSaifAlIslamGaddafi, whichnowmustbefiledby23January2012.Thedecisionfollowstherequestfrom the Libyan authorities, on 9 January 2012, for an extension of the time limit for 3 weeks, starting 10 January. The Libyan authorities had indicated to the Court that due to the security situation on Libya, the Libyan authorities are not able to meet the deadlineandrespectfullyrequestthechamberstograntanextensionforanadditionalperiod ofthreeweeks. The Court argued that three weeks wouldcauseanunduedelayinthe proceedingsandthatonlyashorterextensionisappropriate.

Trial Chamber sets timetable for closing case against GermainKatangaandMathieuNgudjoloChui

4JanuaryTrialChamberIIsetthetimetablefortheclosingwrittensubmissionsin the case TheProsecutorv.GermainKatangaandMathieuNgudjoloChui, and conveyed the parties and participants to present their closing oral statements in a public hearingstarting15May2012. TheProsecutionandtheLegalRepresentationofVictimshavetofiletheirwrittenclosingsubmissionsby20February2012. ThetwoteamsoftheDefencehavebeengivenuntil26Marchtoreplytosuchsubmissions.Thefinalsubmissionsaddressthe contextualelementsofcrimesagainsthumanityandwarcrimes,thefactswhichformthebasisoftheallegedcrimestogether withthecriminalresponsibilityoftheaccused.

Prosecutionseeksleavetoappealthedecisiondecliningtoconfirmthechargesagainst CallixteMbarushimana
27DecemberTheProsecutionhasrequestedthePreTrialChambertograntleavetoappeal,inaccordancetoArticle82(1)(d), its decision of 16 December 2011, in which the Majority declined to confirm charges brought by the Prosecution against CallixteMbarushimana.TheissuespresentedbytheProsecutionarewhetherthecorrectstandardofproofinthecontextof Article61allowstheChambertodenyconfirmationofcharges;whetheraproperinterpretationofthescopeandnatureofa confirmation hearing, as defined by Article 61, allows the PreTrial Chamber to evaluate the credibility and consistency of witness interviews; whether a proper interpretation of Article 54(1)(a) forbids an investigator to prompt direct information that incriminates the Suspect and therefore justifies the Chambers refusal to give the witness statement full weight; and whether the mode of liability under Article 25(3)(d) requires that the person make a significant contribution to the commissionorattemptedcommissionofthecrime.

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OVERVIEW

I.PreliminaryExaminations

7situationsunderinvestigation 14casesinrelationto27persons 9outstandingarrestwarrants 8preliminaryexaminationsin4differentcontinents Phases 1initialappearance 4casesbeforePreTrialChambers 4casesbeforeTrialChambers

PreliminaryexaminationsrefertotheanalyticalprocessbywhichtheOTPassesseswhetherthereisareasonablebasistoproceedwithan investigationinagivensituation. In accordance with Article 15 of the Statute, the OTP proactively gathers and evaluates information from multiple sources, including communicationsfromindividualsandpartiesconcerned(phase1initialreview).Followingasequentialprocess,andirrespectiveofthe mechanism by which the jurisdiction of the Court is triggered, the Office then applies the same legal criteria laid out in Article 53 of the Statute, namely temporal/territorial/personal jurisdiction (phase 2a), subjectmatter jurisdiction (phase 2b), admissibility, including complementarityandgravity(phase3)andtheinterestsofjustice(phase4). Currently, the OTP is conducting preliminary examinations into eight situations: Palestine (phase 2a), Afghanistan, Honduras, Korea and Nigeria(phase2b),Colombia,GeorgiaandGuinea(Phase3).

II.InvestigationsandProsecutions

1.SituationintheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo(DRC)Referred:April2004InvestigationOpened:June2004
Trials TheProsecutorvThomasLubangaDyilochargedwithwarcrimesagainstchildrencommittedintheIturiregion20022003 Status:Trialfinishedon26August2011,pendingjudgment TheProsecutorvGermainKatangaandMathieuNgudjoloChuichargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanitycommittedduringthe attackofthevillageofBogorointheIturiregionon24February2003 Status:Defencecasepresentationconcluded ConfirmationofChargesHearing TheProsecutorvCallixteMbarushimanachargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanity,includingmassivesexualviolence, committedintheNorthandSouthKivus20092010 Status:PreTrialChamberIdeclinestoconfirmthecharges(16December2011);OTPisseekingleavetoappeal WarrantPending TheProsecutorvBoscoNtagandachargedwithwarcrimesagainstchildrencommittedintheIturiregion20022003 Issued:22August2006

2.SituationinUgandaReferred:January2004Investigationopened:July2004
WarrantsPending: TheProsecutorvJosephKonyetal.chargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanitycommittedduringLRAsinsurgencyactivitiesin NorthernUganda20022004 Issued: 8 July 2005. On 11 July 2007, PreTrial Chamber I ordered to terminate the proceedings against Raska Lukwiya. On 8 November 2007,theOTPsubmittedinformationtothePTConthereporteddeathofVincentOtti.

3.SituationinDarfur,theSudanReferred:March2005Investigationopened:June2005

Trial TheProsecutorvAbdallahBandaAbakaerNourainandSalehMohammedJerboJamuschargedwithwarcrimescommittedduringanattack againsttheHaskanitaAUpeacekeepingbaseinNorthDarfuron29September2007 Status:Chargesconfirmed,trialdatetobeset

Prosecutiontopresentadditionalevidence TheProsecutorvBaharIdrissAbuGardachargedwithwarcrimescommittedduringanattackagainsttheHaskanitaAUpeacekeepingbase inNorthDarfuron29September2007 WarrantsPending: TheProsecutorvOmarAlBashirchargedwithwarcrimes,crimesagainsthumanityandgenocidecommittedaspartofthecounter insurgencycampaigninDarfur20032008(atleast) Issued:4March2009&12July2010 TheProsecutorvAliKushaybandAhmadHarunchargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanitycommittedduringtheattacks againstthecivilianpopulationinDarfurAugust2003March2004 Issued:27February2007

30 December UN SecretaryGeneral Ban KiMoon, in his periodic report on the African UnionUnited Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), notes the increased number of victims of arbitrary arrest and detention recorded by UNAMIDandthecontinuousreportofsexualandgenderbasedviolence.Therewasalsoadeteriorationintheenhancement oftheruleoflaw,governanceandtheprotectionofhumanrights,withanincreaseintherecordedoverallnumberofhuman rights violations, including arbitrary arrests and detentions. In the report the UN SecretaryGeneral also expresses his deep concernaboutthesecurityofhumanitarianandUNAMIDpersonneloperatinginDarfur. 16 January Sudanese Justice Minister Mohamed Bushara Dousa acknowledged in press statements that 25% of people in Sudanhavesomeformofimmunity,andthatimmunitiesgrantedtoindividualshavehinderedbringingjusticeinDarfur andfrustratedtheworkofthespecialprosecutors.Dousapledgedthatlegalprocedureswillbefollowedandthatthosewho hadperpetuatedcrimeswillbeprosecutedparticularlythoserelatedtoviolationscommittedinDarfur.Thisfollowsremarks made a year ago from the outgoing State Minister for Justice, Bol Lul Wang, that Khartoum has not conducted serious investigationsintoDarfurcrimes.HealsoclaimedthattheSudanesegovernmenthasnowilltogoaftersuspectsbecauseof the highlevel position they occupy. At the time, it was reported that Zumrawi had difficulty overcoming the issue of immunity in his investigations of several incidents that occurred where mass civilian deaths was alleged to have occured, includinginGereidainSouthDarfur.Hesubsequentlyresigned,forpersonalreasons.SudansformerHeadofIntelligence, SalahGosh,lastyearalsorappedtheJusticeMinistryoverthelackofprogressinitsDarfurwarcrimesprosecutions.Despite theappointmentofageneralprosecutorforcrimesinDarfurandhavingseveralcasespendingwehavenotseenthem[cases]presentedto the courts, Gosh said at the National Assembly during deliberations on a report presented by the Justice Minister on the performanceofhisministry.

4.SituationintheCentralAfricanRepublic(CAR)Referred:January2005Investigationopened:May2007
Trial: TheProsecutorvJeanPierreBembaGombochargedwithwarcrimesandcrimesagainsthumanity,includingamassiverapecampaign, committedinCARbetween26October200215March2003 Status:Prosecutioncasepresentationongoing

5.SituationinKenyaOTPrequesttostartinvestigation:November2009Investigationopened:March2010
ConfirmationofChargesHearing: TheProsecutorvWilliamSamoeiRuto,HenryKipronoKosgeyandJoshuaArapSangchargedwithcrimesagainsthumanitycommittedduring thepostelectoralviolenceinKenya30December2007endJanuary2008 Status:Hearingheldfrom1to9September2011,pendingdecision TheProsecutorvFrancisKirimiMuthaura,UhuruMuigaiKenyattaandMohammedHusseinAlichargedwithcrimesagainsthumanity committedduringthepostelectoralviolenceinKenya2431January2008 Status:Hearingheldfrom21Septemberto6October2011,pendingdecision

6.SituationinLibyaReferred:February2011Investigationopened:March2011
WarrantsPending: TheProsecutorvSaifAlIslamGaddafiandAbdullahAlSenussichargedwithcrimesagainsthumanitycommittedduringattacksonthe civilianpopulationbytheLibyanSecurityForces15Februaryatleast28February2011 Issued:27June2011;PreTrialChamberIorderedtheterminationofthecasetheProsecutorv.MuammarGaddafi,afterProsecutionrequest(22 November2011)

7.SituationinCtedIvoireOTPrequesttostartinvestigation:June2011Investigationopened:October2011
Warrantexecuted: The Prosecutor v Laurent Gbagbo charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity committed after the November 2010 Ivorian elections. Issued:23November2011(underseal) Status:initialappearanceon5December2011;confirmationofchargeshearingsetfor18June2012

III.ArrestsCooperation

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TheProsecutorv BoscoNtaganda(moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:DRC,inandaroundGoma TheProsecutorv JosephKonyetal(moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:variously,atdifferenttimes,intheborderareabetweenDRC,CARandSouthSudan TheProsecutorv SaifAlIslamGaddafiandAbdullahAlSenussi (moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:Libya Continuation of 1st page story: 12 January According to Libyan Minister of Justice Ali Humaida Ashour, the Libyan governmentexpectstheICCtoagreethatSaifAlIslamGaddaficanbetriedinLibya,andthatafinaldecisionwouldbemade withinweeks.TheLibyanjudiciaryistheonethathasthejurisdictiontotrySaifAlIslamGaddafibecausetheLibyanjudiciaryisthe baseandtheICCcomplementsit.AshoursaidthatSaifAlIslamwouldbetriedonchargesofmismanagementofpublicfunds, homicideandrape,addingthatifconvictedofhomicide,hecouldfacethedeathpenalty.Hesaidthatinternationalandlegal standardswillbetakenintoaccountandthetrialwillbeheldaccordingtoLibyanlawandthatitwouldbeconductedbyanordinary Libyancourt,notaspecialtribunal. TheProsecutorv AhmedHarunandAliKushayb (moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:SouthKordofan,Sudan(A.Harun) Sudan(A.Kushayb)

12JanuaryAhmedHarunthreatenedinternationalaidagenciesinSouthKordofanwithimmediateexpulsion,threatening them with overstepping their mandate,forattempting to persuade the Government ofSudan to changeits mindandallow internationalaidagenciestoaccessSouthKordofanandBlueNileStates,wherefoodinsecurityandmalnutritionhavereached alarminglevelsinrebelcontrolledareas,accordingtotheUN.SudansMinisterofSocialWelfare,AmiraAlFadil,toldthe UNduringameetinginKhartoumthatthegovernmenthasresolvedtopreventtheestablishmentofdisplacementcampsin thetwoStates.

 15JanuaryAccordingtoapressreleaseoftheSPLM/A,SPLMNorth(SPLMN)forcesinSouthKordofanhavetakencontrol ofthevillageofAlEhaimir,approximately15kmsouthofSouthKordofanscapital,Kadugli.TheSPLM/Aindicatedinthe press release that itwillcontinuetomarchtowardsKadugliinordertoliberateitandtoseizethewarcriminalAhmedHarounand deliverhimtotheICCinTheHague.

TheProsecutorv OmarHassanAhmadAlBashir(moreinformationhere) Currentlocation:Khartoum,Sudan

IV.OtherCooperation

V.UpcomingEvents

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6 January Deputy Prosecutor Bensouda was named Gambian Personality of the Year by the Gambia News and Report weeklymagazinebecauseofwhatthemanagementofthemagazinesaidwasitssatisfactionthatBensoudahasmetthecriteria fortheaward.InviewoftheexemplarystridesyoucontinuetomakeattheInternationalCriminalCourtresultingtoyour recentelevationtothetopprosecutorialjobofthishighestCriminalCourtoftheworld.

*ThisdocumentreflectstheviewsoftheOfficeoftheProsecutoroftheICC.Formoreinformation,contactMrs.OliviaSwaakGoldman,InternationalCooperationAdviser intheOfficeoftheProsecutor,atOlivia.SwaakGoldman@icccpi.int