The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Know, what is the International Criminal Court, what are the charges against Putin, how will the arrest happen and what does the ICC rule say?
International Criminal Court (ICC) Russian President Vladimir Putin Arrest warrant has been issued against. This arrest warrant has been issued for war crimes in Ukraine. Putin has been said to be responsible for kidnapping and deporting children. However, dismissing these allegations, Russia has compared the arrest warrant to toilet paper. Responding to this warrant, Ukraine has said that this is just a beginning. Even more difficulties are going to increase in front of Putin.
Know, what is the International Criminal Court, what are the charges against Putin, how will the arrest happen and what does the ICC rule say?
What is International Criminal Court?
It is the first International Criminal Court in the world. This court hears four types of cases – crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression. This court takes action only against the accused in these cases and not against any country or any group. Its headquarter is in The Hague, Netherlands.
This court works independently and is not a part of the United Nations. That’s why it does not require the support of the UN to take decisions.
What were the allegations against Putin?
According to the ICC statement, Russian President Putin committed many crimes during the war. They sent children from Ukraine to Russia illegally. Putin has failed to exercise control over civilian and military subordinates performing war-related tasks.
Citing a report by a UN commission of inquiry, the BBC report said some children were forced to take Russian citizenship during the war. As a result, he had to live permanently in Russia
There were about 16,221 children who were forcibly sent to Russia. In this way, international humanitarian law has been broken in these cases. The United Nations has said in its report that apart from rape and torture, Russian people have also been accused of attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Will Putin be arrested?
ICC does not have the power to arrest any country or leader or any person. This is because the International Criminal Court does not have any police force of its own. Therefore, according to international law, the court can convict a leader, issue an arrest warrant, but has to rely on other countries to arrest him. Arrest can happen in two situations, first Putin should be extradited ie handed over or arrested from any other country outside Russia.
ICC prosecutor of this case Karim says, ICC Court can pressurize its member countries to arrest Putin. In this way, it can have an impact on Putin’s foreign trip.
How hard is it to get arrested?
The biggest difficulty in Putin’s arrest is that Russia is not a member of the International Criminal Court. Apart from this, Russia has categorically denied the allegations against Putin. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says, Russia is not a member of the Rome Statute of the ICC. That’s why he doesn’t have any responsibility. Russia does not support this court. The warrant for arrest from the International Court of Justice is legally void for us.
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