"In 2011, when the Security Council adopted the decision on referring the Libya situation to the ICC, a number of our colleagues said that involving the court will help to put an end to the wave of violence, bring to justice all those guilty of the worst crimes, and thus prevent future crimes from being committed in the future. Unfortunately, as the report confirms, this did not happen," Zagaynov said commenting on the ICC Prosecutor's tenth report on Libya.
He added that the growth in violence, including abductions, murder of civilians, illegal arrest and detention and mass executions, continued.
"Our calls to continue investigations in the cases of civilian deaths resulting from NATO airstrikes also went unheard," Zagaynov stressed.
Libya has been in a state of turmoil since 2011, when the Arab Spring protests led to a civil war and the overthrow of long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi. A number of militant groups, including Islamic State, have been operating in the country.
