Alexander Bastrykin, head of the Investigative Committee, instructed the agency’s central office to “confirm that the arrest warrants were issued illegally” by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Commissioner for the Rights of the Child of the President of the Russian Federation Maria Lvova-Belova.
“As part of the audit, the Investigative Committee of Russia will identify certain individuals from among the judges of the ICC who made the above clearly illegal decisions. Based on the results, a procedural decision will be made, – says On SK Telegram channel.
Lvova-Belova, for whom an arrest warrant has been issued, said in a comment she gave to journalists: if we take them out, we create good conditions where we surround them with people who love and care about them.”
He noted that it was sanctioned by “all countries, even Japan”. “Now there is an arrest warrant. Let’s see what happens next? Well, we continue to work,” added Lvova-Belova.
The Kremlin reminded that the Russian Federation does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC. “Accordingly, such decisions are legally invalid and void for the Russian Federation,” said Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov.
He stressed that Moscow “found the raising of the question ugly and unacceptable”. Asked how the ICC decision will affect Putin’s visits to countries that recognize the court’s jurisdiction, Peskov replied: “I have nothing to add on that.”
Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, described the court’s decision as “absolutely outrageous”. “We do not recognize any decision of the ICC. This is absolutely ridiculous,” he added.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that “the decisions of the International Criminal Court have no meaning for our country, including from a legal point of view,” since Russia is not a party to the Rome Statute of the ICC.
“Russia is not cooperating with this institution and any possible “description” of arrest from the International Court will be legally invalid for us,” he said.
Russian Security Council Vice-President Dmitry Medvedev posted a post on his English Twitter account with a toilet paper emoji:
“The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin. There is no need to explain WHERE this paper should be used,” the politician wrote.
First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Relations Vladimir Dzhabarov expressed the opinion that the Moscow Basmanny Court should issue arrest warrants for all members of the “international tribunal in The Hague” for “exacerbating the situation in the world”. with their unlawful provocative actions.”
Glavred RT Margarita Simonyan so commented ICC decision on Telegram: “I would like to see a country that will arrest Putin by decision of The Hague. From minute to eight. Or how much flight time to your capital city.
Oleksandr Brod, member of the Council for the Advancement of Civil Society and Human Rights, recalled that since 2014, Russian and foreign human rights activists have been recording Ukraine’s crimes against civilians. “The support of this regime by Western countries is no less criminal. Thus, the ideologues and perpetrators of aggression earned themselves money for the decision,” he said. aforementioned Ford RAPSE.
Lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky declarationHe said the issuance of an arrest warrant for Russia’s president and children’s ombudsman “put an end” to both the ICC and the “idea of international justice”.
“It is easier to completely dissolve this court and set up a new one. They fired a control shot at themselves. “This decision is absolutely illegal and has no consequences for either Putin or Russia, and the idea of international justice has been destroyed and trampled on.”
What happened
17 March on the International Criminal Court (ICC) website knowledgeableRussian President Vladimir Putin and the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, have issued arrest warrants.
The document states that they may be involved in “war crimes consisting of the illegal deportation of the population (children) and the illegal transfer of the population (children) from the occupied territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation”.
Usually this court issues a search warrant in secrecy to protect victims and witnesses. However, this is an exception. The ICC stressed that “in this case, the actions referred to are likely to continue and that informing the public about arrest decisions may contribute to the prevention of crimes in the future”.
The International Criminal Court was established by the 1998 Rome Statute. It is not part of the UN and is accountable to countries that have ratified the charter (there are over 120 countries).
Among the countries that are not party to the regulation are China and the United States.