Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked judges to authorize an investigation into alleged crimes against the Rohingya people, including crimes with an element on Bangladesh territory. The filing triggered a process in which victims and representatives could send views to judges; the request was not yet an authorization or a finding of guilt.
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What did the Prosecutor’s July 2019 Bangladesh/Myanmar request do?
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Explanation
The Prosecutor asked judges to authorize an investigation and victims were invited to submit views; the request itself was not an authorization.
The Prosecutor’s July 2019 Bangladesh/Myanmar request was itself a finding of individual guilt.
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The Prosecutor requested authorization; the judges later authorized an investigation, and neither step decides guilt.