ICC to investigate First Lady mrs jonathan
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to investigate the actions of Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan.
This was revealed on Monday, March 16, by the Office of the Prosecutor at the ICC to Punch via email.
The
ICC has said that Mrs Jonathan is liable to prosecution after she was
accused of making inciting comments which could lead to violence.
The petition was lodged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the First Lady urged her supporters to stone the party’s members.
“With
regards to your enquiry, the Office of the Prosecutor of the
International Criminal Court can confirm receipt of the communication
referred to since the sender (APC) has made this fact public in the
media,” the email read.
The email also
reportedly added that the ICC would take all the necessary steps to get
to the bottom of the issue, including interrogating the Mrs Jonathan and
others named in the APC petition.
The Prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda
also stated that the ICC would not hesitate to prosecute anyone who
promotes or instigates violence before, during or after the general
elections.
The APC had promised to report the First Lady to the ICC but the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), via spokesperson Femi Fani-Kayode, said that the opposition party had no case against Mrs Jonathan.
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