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Momodou
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 Posted - 15 Jun 2012 : 14:39:00
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Gambia's Fatou Bensouda sworn in as ICC prosecutor
 Fatou Bensouda, a former Gambian justice minister, has been sworn in as the International Criminal Court's new chief prosecutor in The Hague.
She becomes the first African to hold the post.
She is taking over from Argentinian Luis Moreno Ocampo, who is stepping down after nearly a decade in office.
The BBC's Anna Holligan says one of Ms Bensouda's earliest priorities will be bringing Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan leader, to justice.
Ms Bensouda will also be overseeing the ICC's first trial of a former head of state, when the Ivory Coast's ex-President Laurent Gbagbo appears in court.
Liberia's former leader, Charles Taylor, was tried by a UN-backed court trying those responsible for the atrocities during Sierra Leone's civil war.
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New ICC chief prosecutor sworn in
Gambia's Fatou Bensouda says was ready to lead the fight against the world's worst war criminals.
Gambia's Fatou Bensouda was sworn as the International Criminal Court's new chief prosecutor, saying she was ready to lead the fight against the world's worst war criminals.
"I Fatou Bensouda, solemnly undertake that I will perform my duties and exercise my powers as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, honourably, faithfully impartially and conscientiously," she said on Friday at a ceremony in The Hague.
The 51-year-old Bensouda, the first woman and African to head the team of prosecutors at the tribunal, had served as outgoing prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's number two since 2004.
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toubab1020
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Posted - 15 Jun 2012 : 17:34:35
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Good luck to her  ,she would not have been selected unless she was very good, and is probably going to get a vast increase from her previous salary  |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Momodou
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Posted - 15 Jun 2012 : 19:04:10
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Originally posted by toubab1020
.. and is probably going to get a vast increase from her previous salary
You sound envious about her salary otherwise why mention it.. |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 15 Jun 2012 : 19:56:34
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You got that right Momodou,being a high profile lawyer she will get loads of money,envious, you bet I am,only one problem,I wish I had her brain and knowledge to get such a post,I wonder why they didn't ask "my favorite Gambian ?" or maybe they did. !
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"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 15 Jun 2012 : 20:07:53
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| You are honest. I wish her good luck too. |
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