ICC rejects Muslim Brotherhood call to probe Egypt ICC once again you disappointed and reminded me my personal debate with your former Chief Prosecutor Mr Ocampo, when he was showing his determination to arrest late Libyan leader Moammar el-Gaddafi and Sudanss president Omar el Bashir, in front of public I confronted with him and asked him why dont you arrest Bush, Blair and Dick Cheny first ? ICC I have a question on behalf of which state ICC wanted to arrest Libyan and Sudani leaders,was that Libya or was that Sudan?? KAC The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it had rejected a bid by the Muslim Brotherhood of deposed president Mohamed Morsi to probe the militarys alleged crimes against humanity in Egypt. A communication seeking to accept the jurisdiction of the ICC over Egypt has been dismissed as not presented on behalf of the concerned State, the ICC said in a statement. The request had been made on behalf of the Freedom and Justice Party of former Islamist president Morsi, ousted by Egypts powerful military in July in what his supporters say was a coup. The Brotherhood in December filed a complaint with the ICC seeking an investigation of alleged crimes against humanity committed since June 2013. A crackdown targeting Moris supporters since July has left more than 1,400 people dead and 15,000 in jail. The complaint included alleged evidence of murder, unlawful imprisonment, torture, persecution against an identifiable group and enforced disappearance of persons. It also included claims of targeted shootings and bulldozers running demonstrators over. On August 14, at least 627 people were killed when security forces stormed Cairos Rabaa al-Adawiya Square to disperse a sit-in by Morsis backers. It was the deadliest mass killing in Egypts modern history. The complaint named individual suspects in the Egyptian military but the lawyers did not wish to divulge them publicly. Egypt has not ratified the ICCs founding Rome Statute so the courts prosecutor can only investigate the country in response to a request from the UN Security Council calls or the Egyptian government. The Registry verified with the Egyptian authorities whether or not such a communication was transmitted on behalf of the State of Egypt, as a result of which, the Registrar did not receive a positive confirmation, the ICC said. An Egyptian court on Monday imposed death sentences on 683 suspected Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie. Morsi, elected in the wake of a pro-democracy uprising against the authoritarian rule of Hosni Mubarak, is on trial for allegedly plotting attacks and jail breaks.
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