"We Apply The Law Without Distinction, Fear Or Favour" – ICC Chief Prosecutor
Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
( Photograph provided by the ICC)
(February 5, 2014, The Hague, Sri Lanka Guardian) In an exclusive interview with Nilantha Ilangamuwa, the editor of Torture – Asian and Global Perspectives, Ms. Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), said, “We apply the law without distinction, fear or favour. We follow the mandate that has been given to us under the Rome Statute. Regrettably, often the lack of full understanding of the Court’s legal framework and jurisdiction only helps to exacerbate baseless attacks against the ICC It is therefore critically important to raise awareness about the mandate and activities of the Court to counter misperceptions and to increasingly build support for the ICC”.