We note the decision of the Appeals Chamber. The Prosecution's position was that we would be amenable to release with a set of conditions attached. These conditions would be to ensure that Messrs Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé would be available before the Court should the trial proceedings against them continue.
Today, 1st February 2019, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") decided unanimously that conditions are to be imposed on Mr Laurent Gbagbo and Mr Charles Blé Goudé upon their release to a State willing to accept them on its territory and willing and able to enforce the conditions set by the Appeals Chamber. These conditions are imposed to protect the integrity of the process. A written Judgment setting out these conditions will be made available later today.
Le peuple congolais sera appelé aux urnes dans le cadre des élections présidentielles, législatives et provinciales. Je suis préoccupée par les tensions croissantes sur le territoire de la République Démocratique du Congo (« RDC ») et par le risque d'une escalade de la violence, qui pourrait déboucher sur la commission de crimes graves relevant de la compétence de la Cour pénale internationale (la « CPI » ou la « Cour »).
La RDC est un Etat partie à la CPI. Cette Cour a été créée pour poursuivre et juger les personnes accusées des crimes les plus graves qui touchent l'ensemble de la communauté internationale, à savoir le crime de génocide, les crimes contre l'humanité, les crimes de guerre et le crime d'agression.
On 25 January 2019, the President of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court") Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji participated in a high-level event in commemoration of the Rome Statute's 20th anniversary held in Madrid, Spain. The event was presided by H.E. Josep Borrell, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain. ICC President Eboe-Osuji also met with the Spanish Minister of Justice H.E. Dolores Delgado García.
Un député centrafricain, l'ex-chef de milice Alfred Yekatom, a été extradé aujoud'hui vers la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) de La Haye qui avait émis un mandat d'arrêt dont les motifs n'ont pas été précisés, a déclaré une source gouvernementale. "L'avion vient de quitter Bangui, il arrivera à La Haye vers 21H30" (20H30 GMT), a précisé cette source à l'AFP.
"If States are permitted to take action against a Judge in violation of the applicable international legal framework, judicial independence—a cornerstone principle of the rule of law—and the integrity of our court as such are fundamentally at risk, as is the overall project of international criminal justice." - Judge Theodor Meron, MICT President
Kudos to Judge Theodor Meron for standing up for Judge Aydin Sefa Akay, and more importantly, for judicial independence. Let’s hope his admonitions do not amount to a lone cry in the wilderness of international justice.