Int’l Criminal Court holds regional event in Tbilisi, says Russia-Georgia war being intensely investigated
Georgian Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani stated that the ICC regional conference is discussing ways on how to prevent international crimes from staying unpunished. Photo: Justice Ministry press office.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is holding its regional conference in Tbilisi and marking the 20th anniversary of signing the Rome Statute.
The Rome Statute is the treaty that established the ICC, its functions and structure and four international crimes: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression.
Under the statute the ICC is allowed to investigate these crimes when states are unable or unwilling to do so themselves.
The ICC, which has been investigating the Russia-Georgia 2008 war since January 2016, says that the process is ongoing and they are trying to involve Russia in the process, as the country consistently refuses to cooperate.
It is very important that the ICC is holding this high-level regional conference in Tbilisi with the involvement of delegates from 20 Eastern European countries. It is the outcome of our close cooperation, which will continue in the future,” Georgian Justice Minister Thea Tsulukiani said.
We have been informed by the ICC prosecutor investigating the Russia-Georgia war that the investigation is in a very active phase and will soon advance to a new stage. We will continue to provide the court with evidence which will prove the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in 2008, torture and murder of Georgian captives and citizens,” Tsulukiani said.
ICC representative Phakiso Mochochoko confirmed that the war investigation is ongoing actively, but he was unable to state when the process might be completed.
It depends on many factors. We are trying to make Russia cooperate with us, but no results have been achieved in this regard so far,” he said.
The ICC regional conference in Tbilisi will continue until 26 October.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) continues the investigation of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war and Georgia stands ready to provide the court with all necessary materials, Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze’s press office reported after his meeting with ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in New York yesterday.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) says they are intensively investigating the Russia-Georgia 2008 war and the staff of the ICC Prosecutor’s Office frequently pays visits to Georgia and other areas to check information at the scene.
Tbilisi: Refusal won’t hamper investigation
Russia is refusing to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) as it investigates possible war crimes committed during a conflict between Russia and Georgia in 2008.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is not tasked to solve a dispute between countries but reveal concrete individuals who committed a crime. These words were spoken by The Hague prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in an interview with Georgia’s Public Broadcaster.
The Georgian Dream ruling party says that the United National Movement has decided to “give a blow” to the Georgian armed forces and its unity through spreading “false and absurd information” as if Georgian soldiers who fought in the Russia-Georgia 2008 war have been abandoned by the government and that they will have to protect their own interests at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Georgia and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have signed an agreement today regarding the enforcement of justice.
Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who are visiting Tbilisi, have told the Georgian media that the investigation of the Russia-Georgia war launched by the court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in 2015, is in its active phase. Georgian Justice Minister said that range of activities have been conducted by the court alone and with the help of the Georgian government to establish the truth regarding “ethnic cleansing in Georgia during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war and the torture of Georgian war captives.”
The International Criminal Court on Friday announced the completion of its investigation into the case studying potential war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war, launched in 2016 on the request of the Georgian Government.