Lithuanian prime minister Ingrida Simonyte stated on 28 February that Lithuania had requested that the ICC investigation be opened.[7] On 2 March 2022, Khan stated that he had received referrals from 39 states (Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and 34 others), enabling Khan to open an investigation under Article 14 of the Rome Statute. Khan stated that the Prosecutor's Office had already "identified potential cases that would be admissible".[2][3]