LIBYA: International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo visits war-wrecked city of Misrata to investigate claims of systematic rape by pro-Gaddafi forces during 2011 siege

Record ID: 346566

  • Title: LIBYA: International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo visits war-wrecked city of Misrata to investigate claims of systematic rape by pro-Gaddafi forces during 2011 siege
  • Date: 21st April 2012
  • Summary: MISRATA, LIBYA (APRIL 20, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TRIPOLI STREET IN MISRATA WHICH SAW SOME OF THE HEAVIEST FIGHTING DURING THE CONFLICT CLOSE OF A HAWK STATUE BROUGHT FROM ONE OF GADDAFI'S COMPOUNDS FOLLOWING THE FALL OF TRIPOLI LAST AUGUST CONVOY FOR ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR LUIS MORENO-OCAMPO ARRIVING TO MISRATA SCUD MISSILE VARIOUS OF MORENO-OCAMPO BEING WELCOMED BY MISRATA LOCAL COUNCIL OFFICIALS POLICE ON TRIPOLI STREET MORENO-OCAMPO LOOKING AT PICTURES OF PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED DURING THE MISRATA CONFLICT PICTURES OF MISRATA'S VICTIMS FROM LAST YEAR'S CONFLICT MORENO-OCAMPO LOOKING AT WEAPONS ON DISPLAY IN TRIPOLI STREET A HOLE IN THE CEILING CAUSED BY A NATO MISSILE WHICH TARGETED A HIDING PRO-GADDAFI TANK DURING THE BATTLE FOR MISRATA LAST YEAR (SOUNDBITE) (English) LUIS MORENO-OCAMPO, ICC CHIEF PROSECUTOR, SAYING: "Misrata have a lot of rapes, and we are trying to build a case and respect the culture that girls should not be exposed. What we are trying to do in Misrata is to find evidence showing that the rape was systematic and then we can show the orders and implementation without exposing the face or the names of the victims. That's what we want to achieve, we have to do a case but we have to respect those values in the community." MORENO-OCAMPO CHECKING THE WRECKAGE OF A TANK VARIOUS OF MORENO-OCAMPO SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE IN TRIPOLI STREET
  • Embargoed: 6th May 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Libya, Libya
  • Country: Libya
  • Topics: Conflict,International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA1K5A6LX0FW2GWVAC6I710YQ55
  • Story Text: International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo visited Libya's third largest city of Misrata on Friday (April 20) to assess and gather evidence in relation to claims of systematic rape of Misrati women by pro-Gaddafi forces during the deadly siege of the city which lasted for several months during last year's revolution.
    Moreno-Ocampo toured Misrata's Tripoli Street, a main road of the city that leads out towards Tripoli which was the focal point of the heaviest fighting in the city.
    "Misrata have a lot of rapes, and we are trying to build a case and respect the culture that girls should not be exposed. What we are trying to do in Misrata is to find evidence showing that the rape was systematic and then we can show the orders and implementation without exposing the face or the names of the victims. That's what we want to achieve, we have to do a case but we have to respect those values in the community," Moreno-Ocampo said.
    Moreno-Ocampo is on a four-day visit to the country to help gather evidence of war crimes and assess Libya's legal capabilities ahead of an expected Libyan appeal to the ICC at the end of the month requesting they try Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and former intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi on home soil instead of a trial at The Hague where the death sentence would not apply for any conviction.
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