Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is not recognized by Russia, which issued a warrant for the “arrest” of Russian President Vladimir Putin. About this on Saturday, March 18, informs Reuters.
During a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the chancellor said that the ICC is an institution that deals with war crimes. He also noted that “no one is above the law.”
As Profile.ru reported, the Russian Investigative Committee will conduct an investigation in connection with the illegal issuance of warrants for the “arrest” of the President of the Russian Federation and the children’s ombudsman by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is not recognized in the Russian Federation. This order was given by the head of the RF IC. Sledkom intends to establish specific persons from among the judges who made these obviously illegal decisions.
Pre-trial Chamber of the ICC on Friday, March 17, issued arrest warrants Russian President Vladimir Putin and Children’s Ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova in connection with the events in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry clarified that the decisions of the ICC are legally null and void.
The ICC is the international body for criminal justice. It was established by the Rome Statute adopted in 1998. Officially, the court began to work in July 2002. The jurisdiction of the ICC, in addition to Russia, is not recognized by such countries as the United States, China, India, Israel and Iran.
