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BY: ALEJANDRA QUINTELA SANCHEZ

ANCHOR: AUSTIN KIM

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On Monday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and two of his top aides.

 CBS  News reports Gaddafi, his son, Saif al-Islam and his chief of intelligence are charged for crimes against humanity, including murder and persecution.

“What the court says is that there is a reason to believe that the three are criminally responsible for what they say is the orchestrating, killing, injuring, arrest and imprisonment of hundreds of civilians just during the first twelve days of the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.”

The ICC judge said the warrants are not proof of guilt, but they seek Gaddafi’s appearance in court -- possibly by force.

"State policy was designed at the highest level of the state machinery, and aimed at quelling by any means, including by the use of lethal force, demonstrations of civilians against the regime… Qaddafi had absolute and unquestioned control over the Libyan state apparatus of power." (Aljazeera)

But The Atlantic reports - the arrest warrants might not make much difference since the ICC depends on member states to perform its arrests.

“The court issued an arrest warrant in 2009 for Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who today is still in office So, in practice, an ICC arrest warrant can be little more than a lifelong ban against traveling to certain countries.”

The Guardian reports- The news has led to wild celebrations of thousands of citizens in the rebel-held Misrata. The Misrata council chair says the warrant brings hope to the Libyan opposition.

“This shows we have the right to make this revolution. We hope now all the world will work together to catch Qaddafi."

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