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ICC ina wasiwasi na 'vitisho' vya Urusi juu ya kibali cha Putin
Wasi wasi huo unakuja baada ya Rais wa zamani wa Urusi Dmitry Medvedev kutishia kuipiga mahakama ya uhalifu wa kivita kwa makombora ya hypersonic.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed concern over “threats” from Russia following its issuing of a war crimes arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin.
The ICC’s statement of concern on Wednesday came after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened to hit the war crimes court in The Hague with hypersonic missiles. It also followed Russia’s top investigative body opening a criminal case against ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan as well as the judges who issued the warrant for Putin.
Russian leader of unlawfully deporting thousands of Ukrainian children, a war crime.
The legal move will obligate the court’s 123 member states to arrest Putin and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory.
Neither Russia nor Ukraine is a member of the ICC, although Kyiv has granted the court jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed on its territory. The tribunal also has no police force of its own and relies on member states to make arrests.
Wasi wasi huo unakuja baada ya Rais wa zamani wa Urusi Dmitry Medvedev kutishia kuipiga mahakama ya uhalifu wa kivita kwa makombora ya hypersonic.
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed concern over “threats” from Russia following its issuing of a war crimes arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin.
The ICC’s statement of concern on Wednesday came after former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened to hit the war crimes court in The Hague with hypersonic missiles. It also followed Russia’s top investigative body opening a criminal case against ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan as well as the judges who issued the warrant for Putin.
Russian leader of unlawfully deporting thousands of Ukrainian children, a war crime.
The legal move will obligate the court’s 123 member states to arrest Putin and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory.
Neither Russia nor Ukraine is a member of the ICC, although Kyiv has granted the court jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed on its territory. The tribunal also has no police force of its own and relies on member states to make arrests.