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Russia opened a criminal case against the leadership of the International Criminal Court

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The Investigative Committee of Russia opened on Monday criminal case against judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and chief prosecutor this court in retaliation for arrest warrants

Russia opened a criminal case against the leadership of the International Criminal Court

The Investigative Committee of Russia opened on Monday criminal case against judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and chief prosecutor this court in retaliation for arrest warrants handed down on Friday for the alleged forced deportation of Ukrainian children and directed against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The authorities believe that the judges Tomoko Akane, Rosario Salvatore Aitala and Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godines According to a statement from the Investigative Committee obtained by Interfax, they were able to commit a crime under the Russian Criminal Code by calling into question the protection theoretically enjoyed by a head of state like Putin.

They also point to the TPI prosecutor, Karim Khan, for allegedly exposing an innocent person, as well as pointing out a protected foreign representative. Khan launched an investigation determine whether war crimes have been committed or against humanity as part of an offensive against Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin

Moscow claims that Putin’s ‘absolute immunity’ from prosecution abroad to destroy any potential persecution, although it is difficult that, in the current political framework, the Russian president could be arrested and transferred to The Hague to sit in the dock.

“Legal void”, arrest warrant for Putin: Russia

On the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Vladimir Putin, Russia qualified the claim as legally null and void because “Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court”, and has no obligations.

Similarly, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov crossed out the order to “Outrageous” and “Unacceptable” since the Russian Federation does not recognize the jurisdiction of this international court, and it is invalid “in terms of the law,” the agency said. RIA News.

The President of Russia, as well as the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child in Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova, was accused of deport and illegally transfer children occupied zones in Ukraine by Russia, which, according to international law, is a war crime.

(Information Europe Press And EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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