{"id":424200,"date":"2011-05-15T11:44:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T11:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/15\/un-envoy-for-libya-to-attempt-cease-fire-negotiation\/"},"modified":"2011-05-15T11:44:29","modified_gmt":"2011-05-15T11:44:29","slug":"un-envoy-for-libya-to-attempt-cease-fire-negotiation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/15\/un-envoy-for-libya-to-attempt-cease-fire-negotiation\/","title":{"rendered":"UN envoy for Libya to attempt cease-fire negotiation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"111\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The envoy, Abdul Ilah al-Khatib, is expected in Tripoli on Sunday<\/li>\n<li>The International Criminal Court&#8217;s chief prosecutor is expected to seek arrest warrants<\/li>\n<li>Source: Gadhafi is among those facing arrest warrants for alleged crimes against humanity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Tripoli, Libya (CNN)<\/strong> &#8212; As the war in Libya persists with no clear end in sight, the United Nations&#8217; envoy to the the country will try to negotiate a cease-fire between ruler Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s forces and rebel fighters on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Libyan foreign ministry officials said the envoy, Abdul Ilah al-Khatib, will arrive in Tripoli to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first talk of a cease-fire in the embattled north African country. Gadhafi has announced previous cease-fires but has continued attacking cities and civilians, according to NATO and witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Gadhafi is among three Libyans facing arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity, an official with direct knowledge of the case told CNN Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who said in early March that he planned to investigate Gadhafi, is expected announce Monday that he&#8217;s seeking the arrest warrants.<\/p>\n<p>This was the first time the court investigated allegations as a conflict unfolded. The allegations include security forces killing unarmed protesters, forced displacement, illegal detentions and airstrikes on civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators looked at the most serious accusations in Libya since February 15, Moreno-Ocampo said, when demonstrations against Gadhafi ramped up. Since then, war has erupted in the country as the strongman tries to maintain his grip on power.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno-Campo must present all his evidence to a panel of judges before the court in The Hague, Netherlands, can decide whether to issue arrest warrants, which can take time.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear whether or how the ICC&#8217;s actions would affect any negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for the Transitional National Council declined to comment on the ICC action, noting that it has not yet been officially announced.<\/p>\n<p>The International Criminal Court&#8217;s actions come after speculation last week about whether the combative Gadhafi had been injured in NATO airtstrikes on his compound. However, Gadhafi&#8217;s voice was heard on Libyan state-run television Friday in an attempt to assure his people that he is alive and in a place where &#8220;you cannot kill me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Opposition members in Libya are demanding freedom and an end to Gadhafi&#8217;s nearly 42-year rule.<\/p>\n<p>Rebel leaders have been trying to drum up international support, dispatching top leaders of their Transitional National Council to Europe and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Mahmoud Jibril, the top representative of the council, met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Foreign Minister Francois Fillon in Paris Saturday. France has been the strongest backer for the Libyan rebels and the NATO air campaign that is targeting Gadhafi&#8217;s resources on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Jibril had tried to secure formal recognition for the interim council from the White House in meetings in Washington on Friday, but fell short of getting one. However, National Security Adviser Tom Donilon said the U.S. views the group &#8220;as a legitimate and credible interlocutor of the Libyan people,&#8221; according to a White House statement released after the Friday meeting.<\/p>\n<p>NATO continued airstrikes Saturday. A Libyan government official said NATO jets struck a military site in al-Aziziya, west of Tripoli.<\/p>\n<p>In the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, hundreds of protesters marched in the streets Saturday demanding justice be served on Gadhafi, his family and senior officials for alleged crimes they committed against humanity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to pressure the International Criminal Court (ICC) to arrest Gadhafi,&#8221; Najla Hakim, an event organizer with Libya&#8217;s February 17th Youth group, told CNN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want Gadhafi to be arrested and then possibly executed,&#8221; said Noha Salem, a protester who marched along Amr ibn Alas street near the old section of Benghazi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All Libyans have been affected by those crimes, even little kids,&#8221; she added. &#8220;He has been committing atrocities since 1969, not just since the start of this revolution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CNN&#8217;s Chuck Hadad, Jomana Karadsheh and Amir Ahmed contributed to this report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See original article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/edition_africa\/~3\/TI7E5oVNlUI\/index.html\" title=\"UN envoy for Libya to attempt cease-fire negotiation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UN envoy for Libya to attempt cease-fire negotiation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> STORY HIGHLIGHTS The envoy, Abdul Ilah al-Khatib, is expected in Tripoli on Sunday The International Criminal Court&#8217;s chief prosecutor is expected to seek arrest warrants Source: Gadhafi is among those facing arrest warrants for alleged crimes against humanity Tripoli, Libya (CNN) &#8212; As the war in Libya persists with no clear end in sight, the United Nations&#8217; envoy to the the country will try to negotiate a cease-fire between ruler Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s forces and rebel fighters on Sunday. Libyan foreign ministry officials said the envoy, Abdul Ilah al-Khatib, will arrive in Tripoli to negotiate. It&#8217;s not the first talk of a cease-fire in the embattled north African country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-424200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UN envoy for Libya to attempt cease-fire negotiation - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/15\/un-envoy-for-libya-to-attempt-cease-fire-negotiation\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"UN envoy for Libya to attempt cease-fire negotiation - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"STORY HIGHLIGHTS The envoy, Abdul Ilah al-Khatib, is expected in Tripoli on Sunday The International Criminal Court&#039;s chief prosecutor is expected to seek arrest warrants Source: Gadhafi is among those facing arrest warrants for alleged crimes against humanity Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- As the war in Libya persists with no clear end in sight, the United Nations&#039; envoy to the the country will try to negotiate a cease-fire between ruler Moammar Gadhafi&#039;s forces and rebel fighters on Sunday. 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