Topic: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Russian President Putin - page 3. (Read 369 times)

Case closed. Even United States and China don't also recognize the International Criminal Court which means that the citizens of these nations cannot be prosecuted by the ICC. The ICC is a toothless bulldog when it comes to persecuting past Presidents of developed nations, while they become a lion when it is dealing with developing nations especially in Africa. Majority of the past leaders tried by the ICC are African leaders.

Since the war began in Ukraine, Putin have restricted his travelling, visiting only friendly nations. I don't think any country apart from the US and NATO nations will be able to arrest Putin. There will be a massive protest if my country wants to arrest Putin because we know the consequences. I am not a supporter of the invasion of Ukraine because it was unnecessary. This war has led to the loss of precious lives and expensive properties but I also think that George Bush should first be sent to Hague before Putin.

Well, yes, another ridiculous attempt to make Russia a pariah country by outlawing its president. It is especially hypocritical that this legally insignificant PR action was carried out against the backdrop of the 20th anniversary of the illegal US invasion of Iraq. The International Criminal Court knows full well that it has no authority to try the (with diplomatic immunity) president of a country that has not ratified the Rome Statute. This is another empty informational occasion, not worth much attention, in a politically biased topic that has nothing to do with the economy.

Here the meaning is a little different. History knows only 3 precedents when the so-called. presidents (in reality, totalitarian ghouls) were given such a "black mark". Now putin is an international CRIMINAL. Moreover, the first article of the accusation, which means that it has an evidence base, is one of the most heinous crimes - the abduction of civilians during a terrorist war. I am sure that there will be an article for war crimes and much more that this scum really arranged both in Russia and in other countries.
Now a meeting with putin is an open position "I support murder, violence, terrorism, illegality, sadism"

It's funny how you see these news stories play out, about a week ago - for no apparent reason - Russia stated that they do not recognize the International Criminal Court. They clearly had someone on the inside feeding them this information, although I don't know how hidden this would necessarily have been. The ICC doesn't have all that much power to enforce this, although it is the right thing to do and are unlikely to get much assistance. It will be more of a voluntarily thing, if Russia eventually comes to it's senses and a new leader comes in who wants to cut ties with the past, they could hand him over. No other country is likely to arrest him because it could consistent an act of war - arresting the active leader of a country.

The ICC is a court based in The Hague that tries individuals for international crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. However, the ICC has no jurisdiction to try heads of state unless they are referred to court by the UN Security Council if I am not mistaken.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The message appeared on the official website of the court on March 17. In addition, a warrant was issued for the children's rights commissioner in Russia, Maria Lvova-Belova.

The ICC suspects both of committing war crimes - forced deportations and displacement of the population, in particular children, from the occupied territories of Ukraine. International law can regard this as genocide. The court's website states that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Putin is personally responsible for the alleged crimes. Now the Russian president has the official status of a suspect in an international crime - the illegal forced transfer of Ukrainian children.

This means that according to this warrant, the local authorities of the countries that have ratified the Rome Statute and recognize the jurisdiction of the court, in the event of Putin's visit to them, must arrest him. This number includes 123 states, including all the countries of Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, all of South America (including Russia's ally Venezuela), as well as a large part of the countries of Africa and Asia, including Japan, South Korea and other leaders of the region . In addition, if necessary and if there is political will, the criminal Putin can be brought to trial and other countries that have not ratified the Rome Statute. The leading countries of the world that do not recognize the jurisdiction of the ISS include, first of all, China, India, Turkey, and Russia itself withdrew its signature in 2016.

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine previously handed over to the ICC more than 40 volumes of materials – more than 1,000 pages. They recorded the deportation of more than 16 thousand children from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkov and Kherson regions. However, the real figure could be much higher. Ukraine has so far managed to return home 308 children.

Now world leaders will think thrice before shaking his hand or sitting down at the negotiating table with him. The world has received a signal that the Russian regime is criminal and its leadership and henchmen will be held accountable.

However, this is only one of the first proceedings of this international court. The day before, it was reported that the International Criminal Court is preparing to open two cases of Russian war crimes in Ukraine: in connection with the abduction of Ukrainian children and deliberate Russian attacks against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.

Links:

https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and

https://ru.euronews.com/2023/03/17/arrest-warrant-against-russian-president-vladimir-putin

https://www.dw.com/ru/mezdunarodnyj-ugolovnyj-sud-vydal-order-na-arest-putina/a-65029163