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ICC investigating alleged war crimes by North Korea

2010-12-06 21:58:51 GMT+7 (ICT)

THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) -- The International Crimal Court on Monday said its office has opened a preliminary examination to evaluate if North Korea's shelling of the South's Yeonpyeong Island last month and the sinking of a South Korean warship in March constitutes as war crimes.

"The Office of the Prosecutor has received communications alleging that North Korean forces committed war crimes in the territory of the Republic of Korea," the court said. "The Prosecutor of the ICC, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, confirmed that the Office has opened a preliminary examination to evaluate if some incidents constitute war crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court."

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