Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be arrested if he arrived on the territory of the republic. An interview with her was published by Euronews Romania*.
Sandu was asked if Putin would be arrested if he came to Moldova.
“Yes. The Republic of Moldova has signed an agreement on the criminal court and Moldova will respect the decision of the court,” she replied.
On March 17, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Putin and Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova. The Court considers that they are “allegedly responsible for war crimes related to the illegal deportation of the population (of children)” from Ukraine.
Russia, like the United States, China, India and Turkey, does not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC. Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov called the decisions of the court in The Hague invalid from the point of view of the law.
The Russian investigative commission opened a criminal investigation against the prosecutor and three ICC judges, who decided to issue an arrest warrant against Putin and Lvova-Belova. In the actions of prosecutor Karim Khan, Russian investigators saw signs of crimes under Part 2 of Art. 299, part 1 of art. 30 h 2 tbsp. 360 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – criminal liability of a knowingly innocent person, combined with an unlawful accusation of having committed a serious or especially serious crime, as well as preparations for an attack on a representative of a foreign state enjoying international protection, in order to complicate international relations.
On May 19, the Russian Interior Ministry placed ICC prosecutor Karim Khan on the wanted list.
- the Euronews site was blocked in Russia in March 2022
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