ICC instructs Asian nation to detain Putin
The International Criminal Court has asserted that Mongolia is required to arrest the Russian president based on a war crimes warrant. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Mongolia has obligations under the Rome Statute, the international court has stated.
A spokesman for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicated that Mongolia is required to detain Russian President Vladimir Putin due to its membership in the ICC. Putin plans to visit Mongolia on Monday to commemorate the 85th anniversary of a significant World War II battle, which puts him in a position where he could be arrested under the ICC's warrant for "war crimes," given that Ulaanbaatar acknowledges the court's jurisdiction.
“All states that signed the Rome Statute have the obligation to cooperate in accordance with Chapter IX,” said ICC spokesman Fadi el-Abdallah in a statement to the BBC on Friday. Mongolia ratified the Rome Statute, an international treaty that established the ICC, in 2002.
“In case of non-cooperation, ICC judges may make a finding to that effect and inform the Assembly of States Parties of it. It is then for the Assembly to take any measure it deems appropriate,” el-Abdallah added.
The Rome Statute allows for certain exemptions if an arrest would "breach a treaty obligation" with another nation or violate the "diplomatic immunity of a person or property of a third state."
In related news, Ukraine has submitted an official request to Mongolia to arrest Putin, as reported by the Kiev government.
Despite the ICC warrant, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured reporters that Moscow "has no concerns" regarding Putin’s visit, noting that all pertinent issues have been “worked out separately” beforehand.
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March 2023, accusing him of “unlawful deportation of population (children)” and “unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.”
Russia has dismissed these allegations as unfounded, contending that evacuating civilians from combat zones is not a crime. Additionally, neither Russia nor Ukraine is a party to the Rome Statute, indicating that the ICC lacks jurisdiction in this case.
Putin is set to participate in a ceremony honoring the 1939 Battle of Khalkhin Gol, where the Red Army and its Mongolian allies achieved a decisive victory against the Imperial Japanese Army, thus securing the Soviet Union's eastern flank until 1945.
Ian Smith contributed to this report for TROIB News
A spokesman for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicated that Mongolia is required to detain Russian President Vladimir Putin due to its membership in the ICC. Putin plans to visit Mongolia on Monday to commemorate the 85th anniversary of a significant World War II battle, which puts him in a position where he could be arrested under the ICC's warrant for "war crimes," given that Ulaanbaatar acknowledges the court's jurisdiction.
“All states that signed the Rome Statute have the obligation to cooperate in accordance with Chapter IX,” said ICC spokesman Fadi el-Abdallah in a statement to the BBC on Friday. Mongolia ratified the Rome Statute, an international treaty that established the ICC, in 2002.
“In case of non-cooperation, ICC judges may make a finding to that effect and inform the Assembly of States Parties of it. It is then for the Assembly to take any measure it deems appropriate,” el-Abdallah added.
The Rome Statute allows for certain exemptions if an arrest would "breach a treaty obligation" with another nation or violate the "diplomatic immunity of a person or property of a third state."
In related news, Ukraine has submitted an official request to Mongolia to arrest Putin, as reported by the Kiev government.
Despite the ICC warrant, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assured reporters that Moscow "has no concerns" regarding Putin’s visit, noting that all pertinent issues have been “worked out separately” beforehand.
The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March 2023, accusing him of “unlawful deportation of population (children)” and “unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.”
Russia has dismissed these allegations as unfounded, contending that evacuating civilians from combat zones is not a crime. Additionally, neither Russia nor Ukraine is a party to the Rome Statute, indicating that the ICC lacks jurisdiction in this case.
Putin is set to participate in a ceremony honoring the 1939 Battle of Khalkhin Gol, where the Red Army and its Mongolian allies achieved a decisive victory against the Imperial Japanese Army, thus securing the Soviet Union's eastern flank until 1945.
Ian Smith contributed to this report for TROIB News
