The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin
International Criminal Court (ICC)’s Allegations on Russian President Vladimir Putin
- The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.
- It says the crimes were committed in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 – when Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
- Moscow has denied the allegations and labelled the warrants as “outrageous”.
The ICC has said that
“It had reasonable grounds to believe Mr Putin committed the criminal acts directly, as well as working with others. It also accused him of failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported.”
US President Joe Biden in regards of the allegations of ICC has said
“Well, I think it’s justified but I think it makes a very strong point”. Mr Putin “clearly committed war crimes.”
Other Warrants from ICC
- Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights is also wanted by the ICC for the same crimes.
- Previously, she has spoken openly of efforts to indoctrinate Ukrainian children taken to Russia.
- She complained that some children removed from the city of Mariupol “spoke badly about the Russian President, said awful things and sang the Ukrainian anthem.”
- She has also claimed to have adopted a 15-year-old boy from Mariupol.
ICC’s reason for disclosing the warrant
As per the statement from the ICC, the warrants initially were kept secret, but it was disclosed and made public in order to stop further crimes from being committed.
Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the ICC has said that
“Children can’t be treated as the spoils of war, they can’t be deported”.
“This type of crime doesn’t need one to be a lawyer, one needs to be a human being to know how egregious it is.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that
“He was grateful to Mr Khan and the criminal court for their decision to press charges against state evil”.
About International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It was founded in 1 July, 2022
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