07.09.12 - ICC/SENOUSSI - “DEFENDANT’S RIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE SOLD”, OFFICE OF THE DEFENCE CLAIMS

7 September 2012 By

The Hague, September 7, 2012 (FH) - Office for Public counsel of the Defence (OPCD) on Thursday requested judges to refer Libya’s lack of cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to the UN Security Council.

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In his motion, OPCD chief Xavier-Jean Keita notes that the ICC issued an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity against Abdullah Al-Senoussi on June, 27, 2011.

Al-Senoussi was arrested in Nouakchott in March 2012. On September 5, Mauritanian authorities extradited him to Libya. “The fact that Libya has secured Mr Al-Senussi’s transfer from Mauritania does not legitimize their right to try him: a defendant’s rights should not be sold to the highest bidder”, Xavier-Jean Keita argues.

ICC has not issued yet an official statement regarding Senoussi's extradition.

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