Georgian Deputy Justice Minister tells ICC assembly what Georgia waits for its investigation of Russia-Georgia war
Georgian Deputy Justice Minister Gocha Lortkipanidze stated that Georgia is waiting for the enforcement of justice regarding the Russia-Georgia 2008 war.Photo: Justice Ministry press office.
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Georgian Deputy Justice Minister Gocha Lortkipanidze addressed the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) of International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday and briefed the 123 state representatives about the expectations of Georgia regarding the ICC prosecutor’s investigation of the Russia-Georgia war in 2008.
Lortkipanidze was unanimously elected yesterday to the board of the ICC Trust Fund for Victims.
We are sure that the investigation of the ICC prosecutor will become the basis for the enforcement of the international law, no matter how influential or powerful the offender is,” Lortkipanidze stated.
Lortkipanidze stated that the ICC holds an effective tool to carry out justice and is able to provide practical support and not only diplomatic statements to victims.
He said that the effectiveness of the ICC, as a body which is tasked to enforce the international justice, is largely dependent on expanding its authority not only on its member states, but also on the countries which refuse to cooperate with the court.
ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda launched the investigation of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war in 2016.
Russia refuses to cooperate with the court.
ICC investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression, ICC webpage reads.
Georgian Deputy Minister of Justice Gocha Lortkipanidze has become the first Georgian to be unanimously elected today to represent Eastern Europe in the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court (ICC) headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.
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.
Justice Minister nominee Gocha Lortkipanidze has made history by becoming the first Georgian judge at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC). In 2018 Lortkipanidze became the first Georgian who was unanimously elected to represent Eastern Europe in the Trust Fund for Victims of the ICC.