The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Monday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and two of his relatives.
ICC Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageng read the decision Monday to issue warrants for Gadhafi, his son Saif al-Islam Gadhafi and brother-in-law Abdullah al-Sanussi. Al-Islam Gadhafi is a close adviser to his father, while al-Sanussi serves as Gadhafi’s head of intelligence.
The warrants are “for crimes against humanity,” including murder and persecution, “allegedly committed across Libya” from Feb. 15 through “at least” Feb. 28, “through the state apparatus and security forces,” the court said in a news release.
In Misrata, a critical city for Libyan rebels in which fighting has raged, a crowd cheered Monday following the news from the court in The Hague.
(Source: CNN)
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Given that Libya never signed the treaty establishing the ICC, and the events all occured within Libya, this could be very ominous. They are asserting the right to prosecute anyone (which could include Americans and Israelis for activities within their own territory that the ICC doesn’t approve of).