Prof Mensah-Bonsu misses ICC job
Ghana’s candidate, vying for the post of International Criminal Court
(ICC) as a Judge missed out on the post after nine rounds of voting
Wednesday.
Although Professor Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu put up a good fight, the
Assembly of States Parties voted two other African candidates from
Uganda and Benin.
In the end, five females were elected with the only male from Italy. The successful candidates were:
According to William Nyarko of Africa Centre for International Law
and Accountability (ACILA), who is attending the meeting of the Assembly
to the ICC that elected the judges told Joy News there was mix reaction
after the announcement of the final results.
“Those who were expecting to be elected some of them did not make it.
Our candidate from Ghana put up a good showing but there were things
which went against her.
“One of it was that she was not endorsed by the African Union (AU)
which endorsed three other candidates from Losotho, Uganda and Benin,”
he said.
The Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo and Minister-at-large, Dr Edward
Mahama were part of the Ghanaian entourage entourage which traveled to
The Hague to support Prof. Mensah-Bonsu.
Source: myjoyonline.com
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