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Little Tich

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Mon Apr 6, 2015, 10:43 PM Apr 2015

Palestinians attempting to fast track war crimes suits against Israel at ICC

Source: Jerusalem Post

PA official says ICC prosecutor-general was looking into all events that took place in the Palestinian territories as of June 13, 2014.

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said on Monday that the PA leadership was working to speed up the process of filing charges against Israel with the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Al-Malki said in a TV interview that the PA leadership was in touch with the office of the prosecutor-general of the court to inquire about documents and information that would accelerate investigations into Israeli “war crimes.”

He said that a preliminary investigation launched in mid-January by the ICC “could take some time.”

Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Palestinians-attempting-to-fast-track-war-crimes-suits-against-Israel-at-ICC-396362

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