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AMSTERDAM – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monday
he has opened an preliminary investigation into possible war crimes by North
Korea resulting from its recent clashes with South Korea.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo said that after receiving complaints, his office is
looking at the Nov. 23 shelling of Yeonpyeong Island and the sinking of
South Korean warship the Cheonan in March to see whether they constitute war
crimes.
Under the ICC's rules, the prosecutor plays a leading role in deciding which
of the many complaints it receives are strong enough to merit formal
charges and prosecution. Prosecutors investigate cases themselves. Judges
must approve each step along the way.
The court is investigating other possible war crimes, including a
preliminary investigation in Afghanistan and formal investigations in Sudan
and Kenya, among others.
It has jurisdiction in cases involving member states, and also is sometimes
empowered to investigate cases by the U.N. Security Council — as it was in
a case concerning Sudan's Darfur region, where the court has issued an
arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir on suspicion of genocide. He
denies wrongdoing. | d****z
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