ICC: Judges Approve Applications for First Arrest Warrants for South Ossetian Officials

June 30, 2022 Responding to the 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia with strong ties with Russia, the ICC prosecutor opened an investigation into the Georgia situation in January 2016, after being assigned to Pre-Trial Chamber 1 on October 8, 2015. Three warrants are approved for: Mikhail Mayramovich …

ICC: Situation in Georgia assigned to Pre-Trial Chamber I

8 October 2015: Following Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's statement of her intention to request authorization to open an investigation into the situation in Georgia, the ICC Presidency is assigning the case to Pre-Trial Chamber I, presided by Judge Joyce Aluoch. Judge Cuno Tarfusser and Judge Péter Kovács are also taking part. This follows Prosecutor Bensouda's conclusion …

ICC: Prosecutor issues statement following ICC-Georgia visit

18 February 2016: Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says following her team's visit to Tbilisi that the ICC's investigation in Georgia will proceed confidentially, independently, and impartially. She notes that the delayed timing of the ICC's investigation was determined by the breakdown or lack of national proceedings. Following completion of the investigation, she commits to pursuing any …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Georgia Update: 8 February – 19 March 2022

9 March 2022: ICC Prosecutor Khan requests that ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issue arrest warrants for Mikhail Mindzaev, Gamlet Guchmazov, and David Sanakoev.Arrest warrants based on actions taken against Georgian civilians in South Ossetia, Georgia between 8 and 27 August 2008. These actions allegedly constitute the war crimes of unlawful confinement, torture, inhuman treatment, outrages …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Georgia: 10 November 2020 – 7 February 2022

10 November 2020: Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the ICC approves creation of assistance program. (via ICC). 17 January 2022: Lithuania makes first voluntary contribution (€20,000) to TFV Georgia victim assistance program, which begins operation. TFV “provides medical treatment, psychological rehabilitation, education, income-generating activities, and livelihood support.” (via Trust …