Putin eyes Russia's withdrawal from International Criminal Court after Crimea ruling

Thursday, November 17th 2016 - 09:38 UTC

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The draft for a presidential decree, available on the internet, would mean that Russia will “accept the proposal of the Russian Ministry of Justice in agreement with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other federal bodies of executive power, along with the Russian Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation and the Russian Investigative Committee, about sending the Secretary General of the United Nations notice of the intention of the Russian Federation to no longer be a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.” Read full article

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ChrisR
Putin is 'taking his ball away' after he lost.

There are enough criminals in Russia anyway, starting with him.
Nov 17th, 2016 - 02:05 pm - Link - Report abuse +2
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Voice
“The Russian Ministry of Justice in agreement with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other federal bodies of executive power, along with the Russian Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor of the Russian Federation and the Russian Investigative Committee”

....ha....all Putin...
Nov 17th, 2016 - 03:19 pm - Link - Report abuse -2
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Paragon
It is worth noting that during the 14 years of the Court’s work it passed only four sentences having spent over a billion dollars. Note also the USA is not a member either lol
Nov 18th, 2016 - 01:22 am - Link - Report abuse +3
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