Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, said that the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have nothing to do with justice. TASS.
He pointed out that the ICC “has full jurisdiction over the crimes” of Western countries in Iraq, but has done “nothing” to “bring those responsible to justice”.
“Over the years, the reports of the ICC have shrunk until they completely disappeared,” the permanent representative said.
According to him, this was the result of an “innovative policy” by Karim Khan, the new prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, who decided to “de-prioritize these investigations as well as other crimes concerning the West”.
“This move perfectly illustrates the ICC’s true priorities that have nothing to do with justice,” added the diplomat.
formerly Nebenzia declarationThat the Russian Federation considers any document of the ICC illegal and invalid. According to him, this court is going to liquidate itself.
On March 17, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and children’s ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova for their possible involvement in the “illegal deportation and displacement of the population, especially children, from Ukraine to Ukraine”. took it out. Russian Federation. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said in the Kremlin: take into account He was outraged by the ICC’s invalid decision and the raising of this question.
At the same time, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, following the court’s decision to continue To cooperate with the Russian Federation on the situation in Ukraine.
Source: Gazeta
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