The International Criminal Court rejects “threats” received for ordering Putin’s capture

The legislative body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) denounced on Wednesday the “threats” received by members of that court for having issued an arrest warrant against the Russian president Vladimir Putinsuspected of war crimes.

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The Hague-based court on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of Putin and Russian Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova on allegations they deported children from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.

Russia – which is not part of the ICC– announced Monday the opening of a criminal case against the court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, and three magistrates.

Former Russian President Dimitri Medvedev, on the Telegram social network, warned the court judges to “look at the sky carefully”, referring to a missile attack.

The Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties, made up of the 123 member countries of the ICCdeplores the “threats against the ICCas well as against its Prosecutor and its judges,” the agency said in a statement.

The assembly of the court also criticized “attempts to obstruct international efforts to ensure accountability for acts prohibited by international law.”

The assembly also “reaffirmed its full confidence in the Court.”

Ukraine claims that more than 16,000 Ukrainian children have been deported to Russia since the start of the invasion and that many have been transferred to foster homes and institutions.

Prosecutor Khan, who has spent more than a year investigating possible war crimes or crimes against humanity committed during the Russian offensive, told AFP that the alleged deportations number “thousands” of cases.

Source: Elcomercio

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