By Denisaurus Breaking News Service

The International Criminal Court, ICC, has confirmed that it received a petition against former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, over alleged hate speech.

The All Progressives Congress, APC in the United Kingdom had before the general elections in 2015, sent a petition against Dame Jonathan to the ICC headquarters, accusing her of making inciting comments.

The ICC based in the Hague sent confirmation to APC UK , that an investigation will begin against s Mrs Jonathan who repeatedly called for the stoning of opposition APC members as captured in a video released earlier that month.

The case marked with ref number: OTP-CR-83/15. states that: “under Article 53 of the Rome Statute, the Prosecutor must consider whether there is a reasonable basis to believe that crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court have been committed, the gravity of the crimes, whether national systems are investigating and prosecuting the
relevant crimes, and the interests of justice..”