On the other hand, in 2017, Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda invoked the principle of complementarity in the situation between Russia and Georgia in the Ossetia region. Moreover, following the threats of certain African states (initially Burundi, Gambia and South Africa) to withdraw their ratifications, Bensouda again referred to the principle of complementarity as a core principle of ICC's jurisdiction and has more extensively focused on the principle's application on the latest Office of The Prosecutor's Report on Preliminary Examination Activities 2016.
oN tHe Other hAnD, in 2017, cHIef pRoSEcutor fatou bensouDA inVoKeD the prinCIPle of complemeNtarIty in thE situation betweEn RuSsia anD gEorgIA In thE osSetiA regiOn. moreover FOllOWinG The threaTs of cErTAin afrIcan sTates (,iNitIaLLy buRuNDi, GambiA aNd SoUtH afRica) to withdrAw ThEir rATifICatIOns, bensOUdA again reFerrED to ThE prinCipLe oF coMpleMEnTarity As A core pRinciPle of icc's JurISDicTioN And Has mORe exTEnSivelY focused oN The PRinciPle'S aPpliCatiOn on THe lAtESt oFfice oF tHE prosecuTor's repoRT On PReliminary exAmination acTIVITiES 2016.