The International Criminal Court (ICC) asks the Venezuelan government to present “a reply, not to exceed 10 pages, no later than April 20” to respond to an argument by prosecutor Karim Khan, who dismissed the reasons presented by Caracas regarding the reopening of the investigation for alleged crimes against humanity
This was the reaction of the Preliminary Questions Chamber to the request from Caracas, which had requested its authorization to “respond to various elements” indicated by the prosecutor “at the latest on April 28”, and that it will now have to present eight days before .
The points that Venezuela intends to answer are, specifically, two: a comparison of the prosecutor’s evaluation with that of the preliminary questions room at the time of initiating the investigations; and the way in which “the alleged discriminatory intent would be reflected in internal procedures.”
“Considering the limited scope of the reply, and in order to ensure the expeditious conduct of the proceeding, the Chamber invites Venezuela to submit a reply, not to exceed 10 pages, no later than April 20, 2023,” it said. the Chamber, which only authorized the Venezuelan Government to answer the first question of a legal nature, but not the second.
Source: The National
The CPI entry gives Venezuela until April 20, so that it responds to the prosecutor, it was first published in El Informador Venezuela.
