ICC Directly Connected to Economic Suffering, Insecurity in Libya, Russian Diplomat to UN

© AP Photo / Manu BraboIn this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, fighters of the Libyan forces affiliated to the Tripoli government rest and reload weapons during an offensive against Islamic State militants, in Sirte, Libya.
In this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, fighters of the Libyan forces affiliated to the Tripoli government rest and reload weapons during an offensive against Islamic State militants, in Sirte, Libya.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 12.05.2023
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) is part of the reason why Libya's internal situation is a real catastrophe, Maria Zabolotskaya, a Russian deputy envoy to the UN, said on Thursday.
"Libya has greatly suffered economically and it has been thrown back for decades. The countries of the region to date are suffering from the terrorist threat which was a direct consequence of these events. This is a genuine catastrophe and the ICC is directly connected to it," Zabolotskaya, who is the Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN on Legal Affairs, Human Rights and Counterterrorism, said.
Moscow has repeatedly accused the West of using Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's case at the ICC to invade the country in 2011.
Near the end of last year, Russia suggested that the UN Security Council should question whether it is worth continuing meetings on reports by the ICC given the lack of results.
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