Georgian Gov’t and International Criminal Court sign cooperation deal
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Georgia’s Minister of Justice from the Government of Georgia has signed a cooperation deal with the International Criminal Court (ICC), which envisages deeper cooperation and the introduction of more effective mechanisms for the court to carry out its mandate on the territory of Georgia.
Through signing the agreement Georgia once again confirms its full support to the court to investigate the crimes committed during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war,” Georgia’s Ministry of Justice stated.
The Ministry added that the investigations should lead to adequate punishments for Georgians’ ethnic cleansing and torture and inhuman treatment to the war captives.
The ICC has been investigating the crimes committed in the course of the 2008 war since January 27, 2016.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met with International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the 53rd Munich Security Conference in Germany today.
Crime that was allegedly committed on the territory of Georgia will be under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), no matter if one side of the conflict is a member of the Rome Statute or not,” top ICC prosecutor said.
One of the top prosecutors working at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, is in Georgia, hoping to investigate allegations of war crimes committed during the Russia-Georgia war in August 2008.
A top prosecutor from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, has requested permission from the Court's Judges to begin an investigation into alleged cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Russia-Georgia war in August 2008.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met with the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the 54th Munich Security Conference in Germany today. Kvirikashvili and Bensouda discussed an ongoing investigation into Russian war crimes during the 2008 Russia-Georgia war.
Georgia will nominate a candidate for judge on the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for the first time, with the election taking place in December of next year. The ICC, an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal with the jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for international crimes of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression, will elect six judges from different regions in 2020.