International Criminal Court Ready to Discuss Georgia’s Appeal

(Tbilisi. March 13, 2003. Civil Georgia) – “International Criminal Court [ICC] at Hague ready to discuss Georgia appeal on genocide against Georgian population in Abkhazia,” Tamaz Nadareishvili, head of the Tbilisi-based Abkhaz government in exile said at the Parliamentary session today.

A delegation of the Abkhaz government in exile visit Hague to study the procedures on appealing the International Criminal Court.

“The only problem is that Georgia has not ratified Rome Statute. I urge the Georgian Foreign Ministry, the Parliament to ensure ratification of the Statute as soon as possible, so that the ICC could start study our appeal,” Tamaz Nadareishvili said.

The Rome Statute of the ICC came into force in July last year when the number of countries ratifying the court passed the requisite 60.

The court is empowered to try cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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