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ICC issues arrest warrant for former Russian defence minister and head of Russia's General Staf [1]

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Date: 2024-06-25  

It appears the slow wheels of justice are turning for Shoigu and Gerasimov today. In this story from European Pravda.

“The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, former minister of defence of Russia, and Valeriy Gerasimov, the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia.”

Details: The decision was made by Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Presiding, Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez and Judge Haykel Ben Mahfoudh "in the context of the situation in Ukraine for alleged international crimes committed from at least 10 October 2022 until at least 9 March 2023".

"At the time of the alleged conduct, are each allegedly responsible for the war crime of directing attacks at civilian objects (article 8(2)(b)(ii) of the Rome Statute) and the war crime of causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects (article 8(2)(b)(iv) of the Rome Statute), and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts under article 7(1)(k) of the Rome Statute," the ICC ruled.

Both arrest warrants were issued based on the requests submitted by the prosecution.

More can be read at

www.pravda.com.ua/...

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