On Friday, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria said IS fighters accused of atrocities were expected to be added to a UN list of possible war crime indictees. |
The Council believes it essential that the trend of cooperation with the Tribunal and the surrender of indictees continue over the next six months. |
There are unconfirmed reports that several more Hague indictees were detained on Thursday. |
In this context, the OTP started looking for alternative fora in which to try indictees, and the local courts in the region were the obvious candidates. |
To date, there are 65 indictees, of whom 38 are currently in the tribunal and 34 in detention, with four provisionally released. |
Most of the day he is free to mix with other detainees, spend time walking in an exercise yard or playing chess and cards with the other war crimes indictees. |