Attorney General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour discussed with the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and a number of his assistants concerned with the Libyan case referred to the court pursuant to a UN Security Council resolution, the developments related to investigations related to Libya or Libyan defendants.
Al-Sour affirmed that the National Investigation Authority is aware of the role entrusted to the international judicial body, which derives from the motives of its establishment, to exercise its role in the crimes under its jurisdiction. It is a voluntary treaty mechanism that seeks to complement the implementation of the national judicial authority’s application of the principle of preventing impunity, stressing the ability of the National Public Prosecution to carry out its duties in accordance with the requirements of the internal legal system and the rules of international law to investigate and prosecute serious crimes.
He added that the Libyan Public Prosecution realizes the importance of searching for the best ways to achieve justice for the benefit of the victims. He also believes that the requirements for achieving justice necessitate addressing very serious crimes that embody grave violations of international law, noting that the Public Prosecution, as the custodian of the public proceedings, the protector and guarantor of freedoms and rights, affirms its commitment to the mandate of the international judiciary.
For her part, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court affirmed the keenness of the International Court to enhance cooperation, provide international technical support in matters of common interest and develop the scope and mechanism of cooperation, including what is related to cooperation in preventing and combating human trafficking in all its forms, as well as combatting terrorism and suppressing its financing and systematic killings.