ICC - The Prosecutor received members of the Athens Bar Association

The Prosecutor received members of the Athens Bar Association

ICC-OTP-20030728-29

 

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo received today a communication handed by members of the Athens Bar Association with information related to the participation of British troops during the war in Iraq.

Mr. Dimitris Paxinos, President of the Athens Bar Association and the Attorneys at law Ms. Zoe Konstantopoulou and Mr. Theodoros Mantas presented a dossier containing 74 press clippings and 13 video-tapes of news reports on the war in Iraq. Based on this information that was published by the media, experts of the Athens Bar Association prepared 22 charges referring to specific incidents and requested the Office of the Prosecutor to exercise the jurisdiction of the Court in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.

The Office of the Prosecutor handed a written letter acknowledging receipt of this communication to the members of the Association and will review the content of the communication and the dossier.

Source: Office of the Prosecutor