Russian authorities have issued a search warrant for Pole Piotr Hofmanskithe, President of the International Criminal Court without specifying the reason. “The Pole is wanted in connection with a criminal investigation,” the Interior Ministry said in its database of wanted persons, according to the state agencies Tass and Ria Novosti. …
Read More »President Putin will not attend Brics summit in South Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Brics summit being held in August, local media reported, citing South African presidency. An arrest warrant has been issued against Mr Putin by International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. South Africa is an ICC signatory and so would …
Read More »South African opponent promises to supply arms to Russia
The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), South Africa’s third-largest political party, has said he would “supply weapons to Russia” because Moscow is “in a war with imperialism”. In an interview with the BBC in Johannesburg, Julius Malema insisted that “South Africa is an ally of Russia” and that …
Read More »Zelensky calls for creation of a special court for crime of aggression
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the creation of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression, during a speech of about twenty minutes given this Thursday during an unannounced visit to the International Criminal Court (ICC). “We all want to see another Vladimir here in The Hague,” he said, …
Read More »Vladimir Putin targeted by an arrest warrant from ICC
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Friday it had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for his responsibility for war crimes committed in Ukraine since the Russian invasion. “Today, 17 March 2023, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for two individuals …
Read More »Central African Republic: arrest warrant issued for rebel leader
Central African rebel leader Nourredine Adam is struggling as the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him, for crimes committed during the country’s 2013 civil war. The warrant was originally issued under seal in January 2019 but ICC judges had now ordered it to be unsealed, the …
Read More »Ukraine: President Zelensky calls for “special court” in The Hague
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the creation of a “special court” to try “the crimes of Russian aggression against Ukraine”. It comes as Russian strikes killed at least 20 people in a town in central Ukraine. This request took place during a videoconference intervention during an organized by the …
Read More »Malian Islamist denies ICC war crimes charges
Lawyers defending Malian Islamist suspect Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz for his role as police chief in Timbuktu in 2012 told judges at the International Criminal Court that he was the “wrong man”, the BBC reported. “He should not be convicted because he happened to be in the wrong place at …
Read More »Fatou Bensouda appointed head of Ethiopian conflict investigation team
The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has appointed former International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to lead a team to investigate alleged violations during the conflict in Ethiopia. The team will have two other international experts; Kenyan lawyer Kaari Betty Murungi and Steven Ratner of the United States. …
Read More »CAR war crimes suspect awaits decision on evidence
A suspected commander of the Central African Republic’s Séléka rebels has appeared at the International Criminal Court, for a hearing on whether to confirm charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against him. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of using state machinery to hunt down, detain, kill and …
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