Moscow strikes back. This Monday, Russia added the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Piotr Hofmanski, to its wanted list, without specifying the reason.
The Pole is “wanted in connection with a criminal investigation,” the Interior Ministry indicated in its database of wanted persons, according to state agencies Tass and Ria Novosti.
Several ICC personalities are already in the crosshairs
On March 20, Moscow had already opened a criminal investigation against the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khanand three judges from the international organization, three days later his arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin for the illegal “deportation” of children to Ukraine.
Karim Khan, the ICC prosecutor, is accused of having “initiated criminal proceedings against a notoriously innocent person, together with the illegal accusation of having committed a serious or particularly serious crime”, as well as of “preparing an attack against a person ”. representative of a foreign State.”
Although Russia is not a member of the ICC, this threat of arrest hampers the Russian president’s international travel. For this reason he had to give up attending a summit in South Africa last August.
Source: BFM TV
