The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin could stand trial. 9News
ICC issued arrest warrants on Friday for Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia
Created to try genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes, the ICC is known as the world's "court of last resort". Though 123 countries are parties to the treaty that brought the court into existence, there are significant exceptions including Russia, the United States, Ukraine, and China. Russia withdrew from the ICC treaty under a directive signed by Putin in 2016.
"Article 27 of the Rome Statute makes it very clear that the official position of an individual is irrelevant to the jurisdiction of the court. The independent judges of the court have also found it appropriate" to issue the warrant, he added. "From the information that was coming to me from multiple sources, we had to move forward... When I got back to the Hague on February 28, I made it clear that I was applying to open an investigation. And I also invited states to refer the matter to my office because that would accelerate the ability for us to move forward and investigate.
Thousands of Ukrainian children have been subjected to forced deportations by Russia, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who hailed the ICC's decision in his nightly address on Friday.
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