The supreme court of appeal in Central African Republic (CAR) opened the door to an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation in a decision on April 11 that underscored "the inability of the legal services in Central African Republic to successfully conduct an investigation" into the crimes perpetrated in response to the attempted coup d'état led by François Bozizé on October 25, 2002. In particular, former president Ange-Félix Patassé and ex-Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba are cited in the writ of summons that Bozizé sent on December 21, 2004 to the ICC prosecutor, who has been "analyzing the situation" since January 7, 2004. "The ICC's silence is deafening when the country's courts have admitted that they are unable to effectively prosecute these crimes and when there is renewed fighting in the North of the country that resembles the situation in 2002-2003," says Sidiki Kaba, president of the International Federation of Human Rights.