ICC official calls for Tunisia cooperation

International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Fatou B. Bensouda, has called on the Tunisian government to increase cooperation with international justice to "pave way for freedom and democracy." Her statements came during a meeting with Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Al-Areed. She stressed that her visit to Tunisia was aimed at discussing the role of justice in the new constitution with judges and state leaders as a means to support the principles of democracy. She expressed her support for Tunisian efforts to confront those who committed crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. The Gambian official called for integration, stressing the court's "cooperative relations with the Tunisian government and judicial authority."