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ICC to issue arrest warrants for Qaddafi and son Saif

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Chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo has announced that he plans to recommend that ICC pre-trial judges issue arrest warrants against Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam and Libya’s head of intelligence, Abdullah Al Senussi.

Ocampo told the United Nations Security Council on May 5th, 2011 that the warrants sought are for crimes against humanity. This came about as a result of pressure from France and the UK, with the tacit backing of the United States, exerted in February on the UN to conduct an investigation. Charges are expected to include murder, unlawful detention, the use of cluster bombs and employing rape as a weapon of war. Additionally, a list of 88 names has been prepared by the opposition of Libyan officials which should appear on the Security Council Resolution 1970 sanctions list.

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