ICC prosecutor to examine alleged British crimes in Iraq war

The International Criminal Court re-opened on Tuesday a preliminary examination of allegations of "systematic detainee abuse" by British troops in Iraq between 2003 and 2008 after receiving new information.
The Hague-based court had previously concluded an examination of similar accusations in 2006, but it did not launch a full investigation because the information did not meet the "required gravity threshold."
"I received earlier this year substantial information, much more than what we had in 2006, on alleged crimes that were committed by the UK forces," ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told reporters at the United Nations after she had briefed the U.N. Security Council on the court's cases in Libya.


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