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The composition of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court for the situation in Belarus has become known. Lawyer Katsiaryna Dzeikala reported this on Facebook.
Iulia Motoc of Romania served as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights for ten years before joining the ICC. She also held a number of positions within the UN system, including Country Special Rapporteur on Congo and Thematic Special Rapporteur on Genetics and Human Rights.
Reine Alapini-Gansou of Benin is the ICC’s Second Vice-President. She worked for 12 years at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, including as its head. She was involved in issues of justice for Rwanda. In November 2024, a Russian court issued a warrant for her arrest — she was among the judges who issued arrest warrants for South Ossetian officials in connection with the 2008 war in Georgia. In June 2025, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on her — she also took part in issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Socorro Flores Liera of Mexico is a career diplomat who worked as part of the Mexican delegation during the creation of the ICC and represented Mexico’s interests before the International Court of Justice. The case concerned violations of consular protection rights of 54 Mexican citizens sentenced to death in U.S. courts.
It should be recalled that on March 12, the ICC Prosecutor’s Office decided to begin an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed in Belarus. Materials were submitted to the ICC by Lithuania in 2024. Lithuania asked the court to investigate cross-border crimes against humanity committed by the Lukashenka regime against the population of Belarus, since part of those crimes had been committed in Lithuania, a state party to the ICC. The case concerns actions by the Lukashenka regime that led to the deportation of citizens.