The ICC prosecutor will ask for more money at a conference in London to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine. According to media reports, this will include prosecuting Vladimir Putin and overseeing the abduction of Ukrainian minors.
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan will speak at a conference in London and request additional funding to investigate Russia’s war crimes. The money will be used specifically to prosecute the aggressor country’s leader, Vladimir Putin, and to monitor the abduction of Ukrainian children. The Guardian writes about it.
The arrest warrant for Putin was described by journalists as a “dramatic step” on the eve of a conference aimed at raising funds to fund the ICC’s investigation into Russia’s war crimes. Currently, 40 inspectors are working on this issue in Ukraine.
In addition, according to media reports, a search warrant may reduce the requirements for the creation of a special court for the Russian Federation. Khan insists that the ICC has the necessary powers to try the aggressor country’s leadership, but the court has been criticized for its lack of accountability. It is believed that the court can be more effective without proving causal links between individual crimes and the Kremlin.
More than 40 countries will attend the conference, organized by the UK and Dutch governments. The British will provide an additional £395,000 to the ISS. Also, representatives of Ukraine – Minister of Justice Denys Malyuska and Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin should visit the conference.
According to media reports, the UK and some other countries did not support the idea of forming a tribunal, out of concern that the ISS could undermine its unfinished work.
Recall that the arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin was issued by the ISS on March 17. The search warrant was also issued by the Russian President’s Commissioner for the Rights of the Child, Maria Lvova-Belova. The reason for this was the illegal displacement of the Ukrainian population.
Later on March 20, the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reacted to the decision. The official threatened that Russia could fire rockets at The Hague courthouse.
Also on March 20, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, commented on the event. According to him, there will be no negotiations with the Kremlin.
Source: Focus
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