Hearing in absentia 'conceivable' for Putin and Netanyahu, ICC says

It would be "conceivable" to hold an in-absentia hearing against Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahuor Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, the deputy prosecutor of theInternational Criminal Courtsaid Friday.

"We tested it in the Kony case. It's a cumbersome process. But we tried it and we realised it was possible and useful," said Mame Mandiaye Niang in an interview with AFP.

Niang was referring to an unprecedented "confirmation of charges" hearing against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony earlier this year, held in absentia.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)

Originally published on France24

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