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Statement The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants for Moammer Gadaffi, Saif-el- Islam Gadaffi and Abdulla Senussi 27 June 2011 The International Criminal Court (ICC) has today issued arrest warrants for Moammer Gadaffi, Saif-el- Islam Gadaffi and Abdulla Senussi on two charges of crimes against humanity: murder, and persecution. Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) welcomes this decision and strongly believes that the issuance of these warrants publicly signals to the regime that impunity will not be tolerated for the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and those responsible for widespread atrocities. LFJL can confirm through its research on the ground that there is evidence that crimes against humanity have been committed. The arrest warrants follow the application made by ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on 16 May 2011, following the unprecedented unanimous referral by the UN Security Council to the Prosecutor of the ICC of the situation in Libya under UN Security Resolution 1970. The speed of both the referral and the issuance of the arrest warrants signifies the collective will of the international community to work toward a just, legitimate and democratic future for the Libyan people a prospect we firmly believe can only be achieved through the transparency of an impartial and fair judicial process. Moammer Gadaffi, Saif-el-Islam Gadaffi and Abdulla Senussi must now surrender themselves to face trial at the ICC. If they do not do so, the Libyan authorities have a legal obligation under UN Resolution 1970 to implement the warrants and to ensure that each is arrested and extradited to The Hague. Every country has an obligation to deny those named in the arrest warrants safe haven and, if they seek to enter the territory of such country, to arrest them and surrender them to the ICC. In particular, LFJL
welcomes
the
news
of
Tunisias
accession
to
the
Rome
Statute,
and
calls
on
its
support
should
any
of
those
charged
in
the
ICCs
warrants
seek
to
flee
through
or
go
to
ground
in
Tunisian
territory.
LFLJ
sees
this
process
as
an
important
first
step
towards
Libya
becoming
a
society
governed
by
rule
of
law.
LFJL
is
committed
to
defending
rights
of
all
Libyans,
and
will
continue
to
support
all
lawful
prosecution
of
those
responsible
for
human
rights
violations.
Lawyers
for
Justice
in
Libya
(LFJL)
is
an
independent
non-governmental
organisation
working
to
protect
and
promote
human
rights
and
fundamental
freedoms
in
Libya.
Any
queries
to
LFJL
should
be
made
through
info@libyanjustice.org.