It Holds No Meaning: Russia Compares ICC`s Arrest Warrant Against Putin To Toilet Paper

The arrest warrant which was issued by the ICC against Russian President Vladimir Putin has “no meaning” for the nation, “including from a “legal point of view,” according to a spokeswoman for the ministry of foreign affairs, according to CNN.

Rejecting the warrant on Friday, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the ministry of foreign affairs, said, “Russia is not a member of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and bears no obligations under it. Russia does not cooperate with this body, and possible [pretences] for arrest coming from the International Court of Justice will be legally null and void for us.”

In the meantime, Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president and vp of the Russian Security Council, compared the ICC’s arrest order for Putin to toilet paper.

Medvedev taking to twitter said, “The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin. No need to explain WHERE this paper should be used,” with the toilet paper emoji.

Earlier, the ICC on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, a Russian official, over the alleged scheme to transfer Ukrainian children to Russia, as according CNN.

Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague charged the Russian president for crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague charged the Russian president for crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces in Ukraine throughout the conflict, which has been raging for more than a year.

On the same grounds, it also issued a warrant for the arrest of Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, the Russian Federation’s president’s commissioner for children’s rights, according to Al Jazeera.

Following the ICC’s decision on Friday, Russia did not respond right away. Considering that it invaded Ukraine in February of last year, Russia denies committing atrocities.

The warrants were issued a day after a UN-backed inquiry accused Russia of committing many war crimes in Ukraine, including the forcible deportation of children from areas under its control, according to Al Jazeera.

“Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group” is one of five acts that can be charged as genocide under the UN genocide convention.

Russia did not respond right away

Since Russia does not recognise the authority of the international criminal court at The Hague, extraditing President Putin may prove to be a significantly more difficult task, according to DW News.

Following the ICC’s judgment on Friday, Russia did not respond right away. Considering that it invaded Ukraine in February of last year, Russia denies committing atrocities.

The warrants were issued a day after a UN-backed inquiry accused Russia of committing many war crimes in Ukraine, including the forcible deportation of children from areas under its control, according to Al Jazeera.

“Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group” is one of five acts that can be charged as genocide under the UN genocide convention.

Since Russia does not recognise the authority of the international criminal court at The Hague, extraditing President Putin may prove to be a significantly more difficult task, according to DW News.

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