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2020.02.03
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delegation from the office of the prosecutor of the International Criminal
Court (ICC) is now visiting Bangladesh to assess the Rohingya crisis.
In November 2019, ICC judges authorised the request by ICC prosecutor
Fatou Bensouda to investigate alleged crimes against humanity committed
against the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
The delegation is in Bangladesh as part of ongoing activities by the ICC office
of the prosecutor (OTP) in accordance with its mandate under the Rome
Statute, concerning the Rohingya situation.
The Prosecutor’s delegation is led by Phakiso Mochochoko, director of Jurisdiction,
Cooperation and Complementarity.
The Office’s delegation currently in Bangladesh is not part of an investigation
team and not collecting evidence in relation to any alleged crimes,
according to a media note.
The general overall purpose of this visit is outreach - to engage with relevant
stake holders and explain the judicial process and the status of the
investigation to the public, it said.
An official statement will be issued on Tuesday on behalf of Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda
wrapping up the visit.
Bangladesh is now hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar district
and most of them entered Bangladesh since August 25, 2017 amid military
crackdown in Rakhine State of Myanmar against Rohingyas.
In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority,
the United Nations' top court - International Court of Justice (ICJ)
ordered Myanmar take all measures in its power to prevent genocide
against the Rohingya people.
The court's president, Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, said the International
Court of Justice "is of the opinion that the Rohingya in Myanmar
remain extremely vulnerable”.
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