AMSTERDAM, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Hague-based International Criminal Court is conducting an analysis of Georgia over potential war crimes, its chief prosecutor said on Wednesday. Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who indicated last week that the court may launch a preliminary investigation into the conflict in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, said in a statement that his office had been "closely monitoring all information on the situation" including reports on attacks on civilians. "My office considers carefully all information relating to alleged crimes within its jurisdiction -- war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide -- committed on the territory of States Parties or by nationals of States Parties," Ocampo said, noting that Georgia is a signatory to the treaty that created the ICC. An...
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