Africans benefit from the ICC processes � Bensuda

Makgophe
Makgophe

The Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensuda has said that Africans are benefitting from the court’s operations in prosecuting suspected perpetrators of crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Addressing journalists yesterday at the Phakalane Golf Estates, Bensuda said that it is not true that the court is targeting African leaders, but helping the voiceless victims of the perpetrators.

The African Union has accused the ICC of targeting Africans and some members have threatened to pull out of the Rome Statute.

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