Statement by EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on the release of four ICC staff members in Libya

 

 

Statement by EU High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on the release of four ICC staff members in Libya

 

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, July 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and VicePresident of the Commission issued the following statement today:

“I welcome the release of the four staff members of the International Criminal Court today and commend the efforts of all who have worked patiently to achieve this result. The ICC staff have been detained in Libya since 7 June while in the country on an official mission. I trust that they will rapidly be reunited with their families.”

 

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European Union