ICC prosecutor drops preliminary probe into alleged UK war crimes in Iraq - statement
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday said she was dropping a preliminary probe into alleged war crimes by British troops in Iraq. The probe never rose to the level of a full investigation and Fatou Bensouda's office concluded that British authorities had examined the allegations.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday said she was dropping a preliminary probe into alleged war crimes by British troops in Iraq.
The probe never rose to the level of a full investigation and Fatou Bensouda's office concluded that British authorities had examined the allegations.
(Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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