ARIS, March 24, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Members of the steering committee of the International Criminal Court have gone outside the normal process for nomination of a prosecutor for the International Criminal Court and have selected a likely candidate according to the New York Times. Louis Moreno Ocampo, an Argentine lawyer, is being touted to be the court’s first prosecutor, after a secret meeting by the steering committee. The final endorsement of Ocampo is left to the 89 member countries of the ICC at their April meeting.
Critics of the court have warned that ICC documents afford the prosecutor unchecked power and as such pose immense danger. The United States has therefore refused to take part in ICC proceedings including the selection of judges and prosecutor.
Ocampo, currently a Harvard University Professor, is known for his prosecution of political figures. He is president of Transparency International for Latin America.
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See the New York Times coverage: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/24/international/americas/24COUR.html