ICC Expands Scope of Côte d’Ivoire Investigation to 2002-2010

On 22 February 2012, ICC Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) III issued a decision to expands its authorisation for the investigation in Côte d'lvoire to include crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court allegedly committed between 19 September 2002 and 28 November 2010. On 3 October 2011, PTC III had authorized the ICC prosecutor to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Côte d’Ivoire following the presidential election of 28 November 2010. However, the chamber had also requested that the prosecutor revert to the chamber with any additional information that is available to him on potentially relevant crimes committed between 2002 and 2010, which the prosecutor did on 3 November 2011. ICC press release; ICC decision