International Criminal Court investigation in Venezuela

Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela I
	The seal of the International Criminal Court
File no.	02/18
Referred by	Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
Date referred	27 September 2018
Date opened	3 November 2021
Crimes	Crimes against humanity:
Status of suspect

A preliminary examination by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to analyze possible crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela is currently open. A preliminary examination was previously opened in 2006, but closed after concluding that the requirements to start an investigation had not been met. In February 2018, the ICC announced that it would open preliminary probes into alleged crimes against humanity performed by Venezuelan authorities since at least April 2017.^[1] In 2020, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC stated that it believed there was a "reasonable basis" to believe that "since at least April 2017, civilian authorities, members of the armed forces and pro-government individuals have committed the crimes against humanity",^[2] and on 2021 ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announced the opening of an investigation regarding the situation in the country.^[3]

^ "Situations & Cases - Overview". International Criminal Court Project. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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[1] "Situations & Cases - Overview". International Criminal Court Project. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

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