How to prosecute suspected war criminals | The Economist
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Luis Moreno Ocampo, former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, has prosecuted some of the world's most notorious warlords and presidents. Here he reveals how he did it.
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How do you bring suspected war criminals to justice? Luis Moreno Ocampo was the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the The Hague from 2003 to 2012 which has the jurisdiction to prosecute people for genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity. In his role he prosecuted seven presidents, including Muammar Qaddafi, the former leader of Libya, Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, and Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya.
Thomas Lubanga was a congolese warlord who had been suspected of genocide. In 2007, Mr Ocampo did not think he had enough evidence to charge Mr Lubanga with this crime. Instead, Mr Ocampo focused on the one he could prosecute: the abduction of children and training them as soldiers. Mr Lubanga was sentenced to 14 years in prison for child abduction and forcing children to fight in a war.
Between 1976 and 1983 Argentina was a military dictatorship. 30,000 people were "disappeared" by the regime and are presumed dead. Mr Ocampo prosecuted the case against the country's former military rulers.
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How do you bring suspected war criminals to justice? Luis Moreno Ocampo was the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the The Hague from 2003 to 2012 which has the jurisdiction to prosecute people for genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity. In his role he prosecuted seven presidents, including Muammar Qaddafi, the former leader of Libya, Omar al-Bashir, the president of Sudan, and Uhuru Kenyatta, the president of Kenya.
Thomas Lubanga was a congolese warlord who had been suspected of genocide. In 2007, Mr Ocampo did not think he had enough evidence to charge Mr Lubanga with this crime. Instead, Mr Ocampo focused on the one he could prosecute: the abduction of children and training them as soldiers. Mr Lubanga was sentenced to 14 years in prison for child abduction and forcing children to fight in a war.
Between 1976 and 1983 Argentina was a military dictatorship. 30,000 people were "disappeared" by the regime and are presumed dead. Mr Ocampo prosecuted the case against the country's former military rulers.
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