ICC prosecutor opens probe into Belarus over deportations to Lithuania
Al Jazeera
The prosecutor’s office said the crimes being investigated include deportation and persecution through deportation.
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have opened an investigation into Belarus over the suspected forced deportation of government opponents.
The ICC prosecutor’s office said on Thursday that it had found “a reasonable basis to believe crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court have been committed”.
The alleged crimes that are being investigated include deportation and persecution through deportation and were committed “at least in part on the territory of Lithuania”.
“There is a reasonable basis to believe that these crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population,” the prosecutor added.
While Belarus is not a member of the ICC, Lithuania is and brought the case to the court.
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