Netherlands wants tribunal to try some Islamic State members

The Netherlands called Thursday for the establishment of a tribunal to prosecute members of the Islamic State extremist group responsible for “mass atrocity crimes.”

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok made the proposal at a United Nations Security Council meeting on the protection of civilians in conflict.

He said Islamic State fighters responsible for mass atrocities should be prosecuted, preferably in the region, and if feasible by “an ad hoc or hybrid international criminal tribunal.”