Russia Places ICC President Hofmanski on Wanted List
Russia has placed the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Piotr Hofmanski, on its wanted list.
“Hofmanski Piotr Jozef, Polish. Wanted under an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” the Russian Interior Ministry said in a notice on Monday, without providing details of the allegations against Hofmanski.
Russia had earlier issued arrest warrants for ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, and several judges.
Recall that the ICC had in March, announced an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over an alleged war crime bothering on the unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.
The ICC also issued a warrant against Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, on similar charges.
Russia, which is not a member of the ICC, insists the warrant against Putin is “void”.
Putin said he did not recognize the court’s authority and quickly responded to the arrest warrant by opening its criminal case against the ICC prosecutors and judges.
The ICC in September opened a field office in Ukraine so that it could hold Russian forces accountable for the offensive of Moscow in the Western-backed country.
