ICC Prosecutor to Brief UN Security Council on Darfur

ICC-OTP-20061211-19

What: 

Thursday afternoon, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will brief the United Nations Security Council on what could become the International Criminal Court’s first case against individuals allegedly responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The Prosecutor will report on his nearly completed investigation and the admissibility of the case in relation to national judicial proceedings in the Sudan, and he will announce his next steps.

The prosecutor’s statement to the UNSC is open to journalists with UN press credentials. Additionally, Mr. Moreno-Ocampo is available for interviews in the days leading up to the briefing and after it. To request an interview, contact Vanessa Haas, vanessa.haas@icc-cpi.int, 214-632-8682.

When: 

Thursday, 14 December 2006, 3:00 p.m. [time subject to change; check the Security Council schedule]

Where:  

United Nations Building, New York

http://www.un.org/media/accreditation/resources.htm

Source: Office of the Prosecutor