Three West African countries to quit International Criminal Court
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced that they would immediately withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and label it as a “neo-colonial printing tool”.
Three countries led by military countries made a joint statement, saying that they would not recognize the authority of the upper court of The Hague -based United Nations.
“ICC has proved that the ICC will not be able to address and chase proven war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide crimes and aggression crimes.” He said.
The court has not yet responded to the decision of the three countries with close ties with Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin Putin ICC was arrested.
Three states said that they want to establish “domestic mechanisms for the consolidation of peace and justice”.
They accused ICC of targeting less privileged countries, and reiterated their criticism from Rwanda President Paul Kagame, who had previously accused ICC for an anti -African prejudice.
In 2002, ICC was legally established to follow genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression.
From 33 cases have been launched since its establishmentExcept one, they all included an African country.
The withdrawal of a country from the ICC will officially enter into force one year after the UN is informed.
The military junta forces control Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger after the coups in Sahel countries between 2020 and 2023. They make up only three members of the Sahel Confederation.
As violence against the jihadist groups linked to the Al Qaeda and the Islamic State in the region, his armies were accused of crimes against civilians.
Earlier this year, in another coordinated movement, all three countries were withdrawn from the regional block of the West African States Economic Community (Ecowa).
They rejected Ecowas’s demands for restoring the democratic government.
In recent years, Russia has strengthened its ties with the three Sahel countries, which has increasingly isolated from the West, especially the former regional colonial force France.
ICC one in 2023 The arrest order for Russian President Vladimir Putin War crimes were claimed in Ukraine.
