THE HAGUE (AFP) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will ask judges Thursday for permission to launch a probe into post-election war crimes allegedly committed in ICoast, his office said. Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo "will request authorization from the judges to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Cote dIvoire," it said in a statement on Wednesday. "If the chamber grants the prosecutor authorization to investigate, an independent and impartial investigation will be opened into alleged crimes committed in Cte dIvoire," it noted.