Russia’s Investigative Committee (IC) will soon put on the wanted list the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), who issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and children’s ombudsman Maria Lvova – Belova. On this subject declared head of the investigative committee Alexander Bastrykin during the session “Children of Donbass: the right to protection” at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum.
“The UK then very quickly opened criminal proceedings against the President and three judges, who actively influenced the adoption of this decision. We will put them on the wanted list soon.” promised President of the commission of inquiry.
He also has Free create an alternative supreme court in opposition to the ICC and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
“We have now gone to the east – China, India… Let us create, in contrast, using the contractual relations of the eastern direction, the highest court to oppose the ICC and the ECHR” , urged Bastrykin, adding that the creation of such a court “will be according to the law, according to the rules and justice”.
In mid-March 2023, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber issued arrest warrants for Putin and Lvova-Belova as part of the consideration of the case of “damage to Ukrainian children (as a result of) the illegal expulsion of persons from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine” (i.e. removal of children from Ukraine to Russia). Lvova-Belova noted that there were no complaints in specific cases in the public domain and that ICC representatives had not requested any documentation from the office of the Ombudsman for the protection of children’s rights.
The Russian authorities immediately recalled that the jurisdiction of the International Court in The Hague does not extend to Russia, which is not a party to the Rome Statute of the ICC. Andrei Klishas, ​​head of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building, then called for the immediate issuance of arrest warrants for ICC judges. He referred to the Convention of 14 December 1973 on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Persons Enjoying International Protection, under which Heads of State enjoy absolute immunity from prosecution before the of foreign states.
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Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev threatened ICC judges with a missile attack, advising them to watch the sky carefully. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the International Criminal Court a long-discredited body that carries out the political orders of its sponsors. State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin announced the preparation of a bill aimed at prohibiting the activities of the ICC.
On March 20, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation against ICC prosecutors and judges, calling their actions “manifestly illegal” due to the lack of grounds to hold the Russian President and President criminally responsible. mediator for children.
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