The Chamber of Preliminary Questions I also gave the administration of Nicolás Maduro a period of three months, before February 28, 2023, to present its observations on the request of the ICC Prosecutor’s Office to resume the investigation.
The Chamber of Preliminary Questions I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) invited the victims to present their observations on the process opened for alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela.
Despite the request made by the administration of Nicolás Maduro to try to limit the participation of the victims, the Chamber of the ICC invited this Friday, November 18, “the victims and their legal representatives to present their opinions and concerns”, regarding the request. of prosecutor Karim Khan to resume the investigation in The Hague in view of the impunity that prevails in Venezuela.
These opinions will be compiled by the Victim Reparation and Participation Section (VPRS) and presented before the Chamber no later than March 21, 2023, indicated the portal We monitor.
“This system will guarantee that the opinions and concerns of any victim whose interests are not currently represented by the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) and/or the four appointed Venezuelan lawyers, may also be collected and transmitted to the Chamber, and thus preserve the efficient and orderly conduct of the procedures”, indicated the Chamber.
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Likewise, the Chamber of Pre-Trial Questions I gave the Maduro administration a three-month deadline, before February 28, 2023, to submit its observations on the ICC Prosecutor’s request to resume the investigation.
After that period, the ICC Prosecutor may submit a response to Venezuela’s observations, within the following three weeks or no later than March 21, 2023.
The director of Access to Justice, Ali Daniels considers that the responses of the Chamber of Preliminary Questions I were “quite forceful”, since he told the Maduro administration that the jurisprudential processes they continue their “way”, since they had already established their procedures.
He explained that among the requests made by the Executive, the Chamber did not grant a hearing, since it will continue to receive the communications as it has done so far.
“The most important thing about this decision is that the Chamber urges the victims to speak out, to contact the Victim Reparation and Participation Section to send their opinion on what the Prosecutor is proposing. Namely, the Chamber is giving the victims a voice so that they can directly or through their lawyers to rule on the resumption of the investigation,” Daniels said.
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