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In the picture Left to right: ICC Registrar Peter Lewis, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, His Majesty Letsie III King of Lesotho, ICC President Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, ICC Deputy Prosecutor James Stewart, ICC First Vice President Judge Robert Fremr, and ICC Second Vice President Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut ©ICC-CPI

On 17 June 2019, His Majesty Letsie III, King of Lesotho, visited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to meet with high-level officials. The King was decorated with the title of ‘Distinguished Honorary Fellow of the International Criminal Court’.

On 17 June 2019, His Majesty Letsie III, King of Lesotho, visited the International Criminal Court (ICC) to meet with the President of the Court, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, the Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, and the Registrar Peter Lewis. The King was decorated with the title of ‘Distinguished Honorary Fellow of the International Criminal Court’.//Le 17 juin 2019, Sa Majesté Letsie III, Roi du Lesotho, s’est rendu à la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) pour rencontrer le Président de la Cour, M. le juge Chile Eboe-Osuji, et le Procureur, Mme Fatou Bensouda et le Greffier, M. Peter Lewis. Le Roi a reçu le titre de ‘Membre honoraire distingué de la Cour pénale internationale’.

ICC President judge Chile Eboe-Osuji stated: “The Kingdom of Lesotho, as an active participant in the drafting of the Rome Statute, as the first Southern African country to ratify the Rome Statute, and a staunch supporter of the ICC ever since, has made great contributions to international criminal justice to secure justice for the victims of the gravest international crimes. The Court is deeply appreciative of this important role played by Lesotho.”   

17 June 2019, His Majesty Letsie III, King of Lesotho, at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

This visit highlights Lesotho’s support to the Court and the joint efforts deployed in the fight against the impunity of the perpetrators of the most serious crimes that affect the international community as a whole. Lesotho signed the Rome Statute on 30 November 1998 and ratified it on 6 September 2000.

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