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ICC warns Colombia about "implications" if Duque refuses to sign war crimes tribunal bill
by Adriaan Alsema February 21, 2019
The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) warned Colombia’s President Ivan Duque about the consequences of further delays to approve the country’s war crimes tribunal.
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has been investigating war crimes for more than a year, but Duque appears to be hesitant to sign off on the statutory law that regulates the court’s powers.
The JEP was agreed ahead of a peace deal with the now-demobilized FARC guerrilla group in 2016 already, but continues to function without the statutory law.
Top members of the military and many of the president’s far-right allies have been implicated in war crimes and could see their political future destroyed and potentially go to prison if justice is served after decades of war and almost absolute impunity.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/icc-warns-colombia-about-implications-if-duque-refuses-to-sign-war-crimes-tribunal-bill/