ICC rules on Mongolia's refusal to arrest Putin
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Mongolia has violated its obligations under the Rome Statute by failing to arrest Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. This issue was referred to the Assembly of States Parties.
This is stated in the decision of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Second International Criminal Court of October 24, which is available to Yevropeiska Pravda.
ICC officially recognizes Mongolia as a violator
The International Criminal Court has ruled that Mongolia has violated its obligations as a state party to the Rome Statute by refusing to arrest Russian dictator Vladimir Putin under an ICC warrant.
It is reported that by refusing to arrest Putin, Mongolia has prevented the ICC from exercising its functions and powers, and the immunity of the head of state does not allow ignoring the arrest warrant.
"In view of the seriousness of Mongolia's refusal to cooperate with the Court, the Chamber considered it necessary to refer the matter to the Assembly of States Parties," the Chamber's decision reads.
The maximum penalty that Mongolia faces is the deprivation of procedural opportunities up to the right to propose candidates for new ICC judges.
As a reminder, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine announced a demarche to Mongolia for failing to comply with the ICC arrest warrant for Putin.
Earlier, we wrote that in response to accusations of non-compliance with the ICC's decision, Mongolia said that their country is energy dependent on Russia.
