International Criminal Court... where Milosevich died of old age before being convicted ...
has rejected an appeal by Abdullah Senussi to have proceedings against him in Libya suspended. While the case against Qadaffy's spy chief, who faces charges of murder, conspiracy to murder and human rights
When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much...
crimes, is set to continue in Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
, the ICC is still considering an appeal to have his case brought before them at the Hague.
The decision ends the request to the ICC by Senussi's lawyers in October asking it to order a halt to Tripoli court proceedings while the the international court considered its main case against him. They claimed there was a danger he could be convicted and executed in Libya before the ICC ruled on the appeal.
The ICC explained yesterday, however, that the appeal for suspension of the trial in Libya would not be necessary. They explained that the domestic case would not obstruct the international court or interfere with the situation which existed prior to the case being brought in Libya. The court also ruled that evidence of the conditions of Senussi's treatment while in jail in Tripoli was not relevant.