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May 13, 2015

'Impartial' ICC Prosecutor Threatens to "Just Go With One Side of the Story" - the Palestinian Side

ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda
"The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned Israel Tuesday that if it doesn't provide reliable information for her preliminary probe into possible war crimes in Palestinian territories she may be forced to decide whether to launch a full-scale investigation based on Palestinian allegations.

Fatou Bensouda said in an interview with The Associated Press that she hasn't received any information yet from either side regarding last summer's Gaza war...

'If I don't have the information that I'm requesting,' she said, 'I will be forced to find it from elsewhere, or I may perhaps be forced to just go with just one side of the story...'

Bensouda reiterated that the examination 'will be conducted in the most independent and impartial way, devoid of any political considerations...'"
Date
May 13, 2015
Title
ICC Urges Israel to Give Material for Preliminary Gaza Probe, Newsday
Author(s)
Associated Press
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http://www.newsday.com/news/world/icc-urges-israel-to-give-material-for-preliminary-gaza-probe-1.10429014
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