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ICC / AL-QADHAFI WRAP
STORY: ICC / AL-QADHAFI
SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS
DATELINE: 27 JUNE 2011, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS/ 27 JUNE 2011, NEW YORK CITY/ FILE
ICC - 27 JUNE 2011, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
1. Wide shot, ICC
2. Zoom out, from ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo to Court
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, Presiding Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC):
“The chamber hereby issues, one, a warrant for arrest for Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Qadhafi, born in 1942 near Sirt, Libya, Commander of the Libyan Armed Forces and holding the title of Leader of the revolution and as such, acting as the Libyan Head of State. Two, a warrant of arrest for Saif Al-Islam Qadhafi, born on 25 June 1972 in Tripoli, Libya, Honorary chairman of the Qadhafi International Charity and Development Foundation and acting as the Libyan de facto Prime Minister.”
4. Pan left, from court to ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, Presiding Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC):
“The decision I just read out is not a finding on the guilt of any of the three individuals and does not establish any fact beyond reasonable doubt.”
6. Close up, ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo
7. Zoom out, judges exit the Court
FILE – UNTV – 23 SEPTEMBER 2009, NEW YORK CITY
8. Tracking shot, Qadhafi arriving at the General Assembly building
9. Pan right, General Assembly
10. Med shot, Qadhafi at the General Assembly tossing UN Charter
27 JUNE 2011, NEW YORK CITY
11. Wide shot, Security Council
12. Med shot, delegates
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs:
“We have an obligation to protect the people of Libya and that is the goal of the current international efforts. We must ensure that the basic rights and freedoms of the Libyan people are fully respected and protected and that their legitimate aspirations are met. Second, we are concerned about all reports of civilian casualties, whether resulting from the regime’s violence which, of course, has been responsible for the vast majority of civilian casualties, or from military actions by opposition forces or NATO. The Secretary-General has emphasized that every effort must be made to avoid exposing civilians to risk.”
14. Med shot, delegates
15. Wide shot, Security Council
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today (27 June) issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi, one of his sons and the country’s intelligence chief for crimes against humanity allegedly committed since the pro-democracy movement began in February.
Hundreds of people are confirmed to have been killed since opposition forces rose up against the al-Qadhafi regime in February as part of a wider pro-democracy movement across North Africa and the Middle East.
ICC Presiding Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageng read the Court statement indicting al-Qadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam Qadhafi and the head of the Libya’s intelligence forces, Abdullah Al Sanousi.
Mmasenono Monageng said that the decision “is not a finding on the guilt of any of the three individuals and does not establish any fact beyond reasonable doubt.”
Earlier this month, the Court’s Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, told reporters that his office had gathered direct evidence detailing the orders issued by Qadhafi, the role of his son in recruiting mercenaries, and the participation of Al Sanousi in attacks against protesters.
The Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber considered that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that the three suspects committed the alleged crimes and that their arrests appear necessary to ensure their appearances before the ICC, it stated in a news release.
Their arrests are also necessary to ensure that they do not continue to obstruct and endanger the Court’s investigations, and to prevent them from using their powers to continue the commission of crimes within its jurisdiction, the Court added.
Libya is not a State party to the Rome Statute that established the ICC. However, the situation in the North African nation was referred to the Court in February by the Security Council, which adopted a resolution the following month calling on Member States to take “all necessary measures” to protect civilians amid the regime’s violent crackdown against its own people.
Updating the Council on the current situation in Libya, UN political chief B. Lynn Pascoe said resolutions 1970 (February) and 1973 (March) are clear, and the international community “an obligation to protect the people of Libya and that is the goal of the current international efforts.
He added that “we must ensure that the basic rights and freedoms of the Libyan people are fully respected and protected and that their legitimate aspirations are met.”
Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, added that the UN is concerned about all reports of civilian casualties, whether resulting from the regime’s violence or from military actions by opposition forces or NATO, and that the Secretary-General has emphasized that every effort must be made to avoid exposing civilians to risk.
On the humanitarian front, Pascoe reported that as of 23 June, more than 1.1 million people had crossed the borders from Libya to Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Algeria, Chad and Sudan. UN agencies have been able to access more areas inside the country, largely due to an agreement that was reached with the Libyan authorities in April to provide security and other necessary arrangements for humanitarian efforts.
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