In particular, he has been accused of the forced deportation of Ukrainian children from war-conquered Ukrainian territories to Russian territory. In any case, the possibility of the ICC eventually prosecuting Putin is practically nil for several reasons.
Euskaraz irakurri: Nazioarteko Zigor Auzitegiak Putin atxilotzeko agindua eman du, Ukrainian egindako gerra krimenak egotzita
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of responsibility for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Particularly for the forced deportation of Ukrainian children from territories conquered during the Ukrainian war to Russian territory.
The possibility that the ICC will eventually try Putin is practically nil for several reasons: the court cannot hear cases of the defendant ‘in absentia’, Russia withdrew in 2016 from the Rome Statute that serves as the legal basis for the court, and the Kremlin does not intend to refer Russian officials to the court to wear , as it has repeatedly repeated.
However, he is at least qualified to blame Putin does not recognize the immunity of heads of state in cases of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide.
It has also issued an arrest warrant for the same reason against the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights of the Russian Federation, Maria Alexeyevna Lvova-Belovathe court said in a statement.
The court understands “reasonable grounds” to believe that Putin is “individually criminally responsible” for these crimes, either because of his “direct” assignment or because he was unable to “exercise adequate control over civilian and military subordinates who committed the deeds”. .
The Kremlin has consistently denied that it is forcibly deporting Ukrainian children despite allegations from Kiev and its allies. At least, according to the Ukrainian government 16,000 children were eventually expelled against their will to Russian territoryor since the start of the conflict while a recent study presented in February by Yale University denounced it at the very least 6,000 Ukrainian children in 40 Russian boarding schools.
Friday’s arrest warrants represent the first international indictments since the start of the conflict and come after months of work by a special investigative team led by the CPI’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan. Its issuance required a preliminary panel of judges to accept the validity of the evidence presented.
Russia describes it as “legally void”
Russia has described the Kremlin chief’s arrest warrant as “legally void”. “The possible ‘prescriptions’ for arrest coming from the International Court of Justice will be legally null and void for us,” he wrote. Maria ZakharovaRussian Foreign Affairs spokesman, on his Telegram channel.
Along the same line, Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskovcalled the order “outrageous” and “unacceptable”.
Rather the organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) has welcomed the arrest warrant, to the extent that “it is a great day for the many victims of the crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine since 2014.” HRW sees the order as “a first step to end the impunity” that has surrounded the Ukrainian conflict for years.
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Joseph Borrellalso celebrated the arrest warrant, ensuring that it is “nothing more than the beginning of the accountability process for Russia and its leaders”.
Borrell has indicated that this is an “important” decision for international justice and for the people of Ukraine. “There can be no impunity,” he added.
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