Just under a week ago, the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant against President Vladimir Putin. A few days after Dimitry Medvedev threatened the International Criminal Court in The Hague, he is now threatening Germany and other countries. – Let’s imagine – although I don’t think it will happen – the leader of a nuclear power travels abroad, let’s say to Germany – and he is arrested there… – What will that mean? It would mean a declaration of war against the Russian Federation. In that case, everything we have of rockets will be sent to the Bundestag and to the office of the Chancellor, says Medvedev, who has also been both President and Prime Minister of Russia. The German national assembly Bundestag. Photo: TOBIAS SCHWARZ / AFP Germany’s Deutsche Welle cites verbal attacks that Medvedev allegedly posted on Russian social media. ICC: – Russia is trying to hinder our work On Thursday, the war crimes tribunal in The Hague commented for the first time on the threats from Russia. The ICC is concerned about Russia’s verbal attacks aimed at the court itself, writes Al Jazeera. Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Karim Khan. Photo: POOL / Reuters The court believes that Russia is trying to undermine their work and thereby weaken the international fight against war crimes. It was last Monday that former President Medvedev, who is now head of the Russian Security Council, threatened the court in The Hague. – It is entirely possible to imagine that a hypersonic missile launched from a Russian ship in the North Sea is aimed at the court building in The Hague, said Medvedev. – All people move under God and rockets … Look carefully up at the sky, warned the former Russian president, writes Al Jazeera. Risks life-long arrest warrant Vladimir Putin risks having his arrest warrant remain for as long as he lives, according to the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC). – There is no statute of limitations for war crimes, says Karim Khan in an interview with the BBC. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan visited Ukraine on 28 February. Photo: HANDOUT / AFP He points out that this was one of the principles in connection with the Nuremberg process after the Second World War. – With power comes responsibility – Individuals, wherever they are in the world, must recognize that the law exists, and that with power comes responsibility, says Karim Khan further. The International Criminal Court believes it has identified hundreds of children who have been taken from orphanages in Ukraine, and have been given up for adoption in Russia. – This is the first concrete step, other investigations are also taking place in Ukraine, said Karim Khan. The arrest warrant from the ICC means that the Russian president will be arrested and extradited to the court in The Hague if he sets foot in one of the 123 countries that have ratified the Rome Statute. – Pointless arrest warrant The Russian authorities have repeatedly rejected the charges and call the arrest warrants pointless. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova calls the arrest warrant meaningless. Photo: OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP – The International Criminal Court’s decisions have no significance for our country, not even from a legal point of view, says Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. Medvedev said earlier this week that the arrest warrant against Putin is not worth the paper it is written on. – You don’t need to explain where this paper belongs, tweets Medvedev, illustrating with an emoji of a roll of toilet paper. The arrest warrants for Putin are largely seen as symbolic as Russia, like countries such as the US, China and India, does not recognize the ICC’s jurisdiction.
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