New York: Europe and the Arabs
Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, reported that there has been significant progress in the investigative activities carried out by his office regarding the situation in Libya during the past six months. According to what was stated in the daily news bulletin issued by the United Nations, a copy of which we received
  Khan expressed his solidarity with the Libyan authorities and people in their efforts to recover from the catastrophic torrents and floods that swept northeastern Libya last September.
In a briefing he presented to the Security Council, via video, yesterday, Wednesday, about his office’s work on Libya, Karim Khan said that his office’s team conducted 15 visits in three regions, during which it collected more than 4,000 pieces of evidence, including video clips and photos, as well as interviewing a large number of witnesses.
Khan presented a strategic plan of action that he said aims to meet the aspirations of survivors and victims in Libya, reviewing the work carried out by his office, including investigations that seek to benefit from cooperation with all stakeholders to measure progress on the basis of clear goals. He stressed his commitment to deepening cooperation with the Libyan national authorities.
Positive momentum
Karim Khan said that his office continued to build positive momentum on the situation in Libya, through partnership with affected communities, national authorities and international partners, pointing to what he described as the real results that he said had been achieved during the last six months.
He stressed the need not to take this progress for granted, drawing attention to what he described as the real and significant constraints that he said his office faced with regard to obtaining resources. Karim Khan said that these restrictions weigh heavily on the office's ability to implement its mandate.
He also stressed the need to strengthen engagement with national authorities, based on the principle of complementarity, while continuing to strengthen the capacity of his office to prosecute persons named in public and non-public arrest warrants before the International Criminal Court.
  Crimes against immigrants
The Public Prosecutor also reported progress in investigations related to detention areas and crimes against migrants in Libya. He added:
“We have deepened our engagement with those affected by these crimes. We have reached out to victims and victims’ organizations and to civil society representatives and organizations about the situation in Libya.”
On the other hand, Khan stressed the importance of his office's regional presence with the aim of "conducting effective investigations and implementing our mandate quickly. This engagement helped expedite investigations and provided the ability to access important evidence and key witnesses."
He also spoke about progress in the use of technology in investigations, such as the use of an online evidence management system, which he said enabled the team to benefit from artificial intelligence.
He added that the office has an electronic platform that allows the safe transfer of information from external stakeholders, including witnesses.
Despite what he described as the challenges regarding obtaining entry visas to Libya, the plaintiff reported obtaining an entry visa to Libya for himself and the members of his office, expressing his hope that he would be able to present his next briefing to the Security Council from within Libya.