Germany refused to withdraw from the International Criminal Court

Germany has no plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Thus, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful responded in an interview with the Deutschlandfunk radio station to the US call for a mass withdrawal of countries from the authority.

“Naturally, we do not plan to do this, this is a very important institution (...). This issue relates to those areas where, unfortunately, we are really forced to note discrepancies with the policies of the US administration,” the diplomat said.

On June 9, the chief prosecutor of the ICC, Karim Khan, who issued the “arrest” warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, was removed from office. The decision follows an 18-month investigation launched after allegations that Khan had sexual intercourse with a lawyer in his office without her consent.