Careless Talk! International Court To Squeeze Patience Jonathan

The Internal Criminal Court on Monday said Nigeria's
First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, is liable to
prosecution.
The global criminal court added that it had begun
conducting preliminary examinations relating to the
situations in Nigeria.
In an email correspondence, the Office of the
prosecutor stated that it received the petition written
by the major opposition party in Nigeria, the All
Progressives Congress, asking the ICC to prosecute
President Goodluck Jonathan's wife for making
inciting comments that might lead to violence.
The email read, "Under Article 15 of the Rome Statue,
the Prosecutor of the ICC may receive information on
crimes within the jurisdiction on the Court (also
called 'Communication').
"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."
It added that the court would take all the necessary
steps, which will likely include interrogating the
President's wife and others mentioned in the petition
of the APC.
"The office will give consideration to this
communication, as appropriate, in accordance with
the provisions of the Rome Statue of the International
Criminal Court, as it does with all such
communications," the email sent to our
correspondent concluded.
Also, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal
Court, Fatou Bensouda, on Monday issued a press
statement made available to our correspondent.
In it, she reiterated the stance of the ICC to prosecute
anyone who promotes or instigates violence before,
during or after the general elections.
The ICC prosecutor noted that it had already started
to conduct independent and impartial investigations
and prosecution of the crimes of genocide, crimes
against humanity and war crimes in Uganda,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Darfur, Sudan, Libya,
Ivory Coast and Mali.
"The Office is also conducting preliminary
examinations relating to the situations in
Afghanistan, Colombia, Georgia, Guinea, Honduras,
Iraq, Nigeria, Ukraine and Palestine," the ICC said.