DISINFO: ICC is a sham court and tool of the Anglo-Saxons
SUMMARY
The International Criminal Court is a sham court, which has become an obedient tool in the hands of the Anglo-Saxons, and which is politically biased, ineffective and unprofessional. Today, this structure is resorting to more scandalous decisions. It is unilaterally extending its jurisdiction. It ignores the immunity of state officials, in violation of international law. On the African continent, the involvement of the ICC has never contributed to the political resolution of conflicts, but has only exacerbated them.
RESPONSE
Pro Kremlin narrative discrediting the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the context of its investigation into war crimes committed during the military invasion of Ukraine.
On 17 March 2023, the ICC issued arrest warrants for two individuals in the context of the situation in Ukraine: Vladimir Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova. As a result of the ICC's decision, 123 member states are obliged to detain and transfer Putin if he sets foot on their territory, significantly limiting his ability to travel abroad. Diplomatic immunity would not protect him against this.
The ICC has jurisdiction to try individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression if:
- the country where the offence was committed is a party to the Rome Statute or accepted the Court’s jurisdiction on an ad hoc basis with respect to a given situation by lodging a Declaration under article 12(3) of the Statute.; -or the perpetrator's country of origin is a party to the Rome Statute.
On 16 November 2016, Putin signed a decree formally withdrawing Russia from the agreement on the ICC in the Hague. However, the crimes for which the two arrest warrants were issued were committed on Ukrainian territory.
The court's jurisdiction is clearly established. The accusations about the ICC or the OTP being puppets in the hands of the collective West is a conspiracy theory.
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