Russia announced on Monday that it has opened a criminal investigation against International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan after the court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for the president. Vladimir Putin.
“The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case against International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan” and several other magistrates, this body said in a statement, explaining that it was based on the “illegal” decision calling for the arrest of Putin.
After taking note of Russia’s response, the International Criminal Court (ICC) this Monday asked for the support and “perseverance” of the international community to help it investigate alleged war crimes committed in Ukraine, three days after issuing of an arrest warrant against the Russian president. Vladimir Putin.
“We need collective perseverance to achieve justice,” defended ICC prosecutor Karim Khan, opening a one-day international conference in London co-hosted by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, with the participation of justice ministers and representatives from more than 40 states.
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The court, based in the Dutch city of The Hague, opened an investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
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The Russian commission states that Khan has “initiated criminal proceedings against a notoriously innocent person, combined with the unlawful charge of committing a serious or particularly serious crime”.
Why Russia will not arrest Vladimir Putin despite an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court
The prosecutor is also charged with “preparing an attack against a representative of a foreign state,” the document specifies.
The ICC in The Hague issued an arrest warrant against Putin on Friday for allegedly deporting children from parts of Ukraine. occupied by Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky called the decision “historic” and US President Joe Biden “justified”.
Moscow does not recognize the Hague Court
Russia, on the other hand, believed that the decision was legally “null and void” as Moscow is not a member of the court.
Moscow does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed.
According to the Russian Commission of Inquiry, “the criminal proceedings are clearly illegal as there are no grounds for criminal liability”.
The body indicated that Putin, as head of state, “enjoys absolute immunity from the jurisdiction of foreign states”.
Source: Eluniverso
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