ICC judges reject Venezuela's appeal against human rights probe

FILE PHOTO: The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday rejected Venezuela's appeal against a decision to resume an investigation into alleged human rights abuses by government officials.

Last year, Caracas appealed a decision to resume the probe, arguing its prosecution should trigger the complementarity principle, where the court can only step in if a country is not already investigating the same suspected crimes.