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News Libya urged to turn Gaddafi military chief over to ICC
Libya urged to turn Gaddafi military chief over to ICC
Fangxing Li
October 18, 2012 12:20:39 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday urged the Libyan government to hand over former military intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of crimes against...

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UN urges integrated approach to halt transnational organized crime
Fangxing Li
October 16, 2012 01:08:20 pm

The UN's top anti-crime official on Monday urged an integrated international response to target transnational crime syndicates which seek to avoid prosecution by moving to a new country when faced with increased law enforcement pressure. UN Office...

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