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Israel's Netanyahu to visit Hungary April 2-6

c/europe · u/schizoidman@lemm.ee · 15 points

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59889150

> Orban invited him last November, saying he would guarantee that the warrant would "not be observed"

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u/vk6flab@lemmy.radio · 7 points

Fingers crossed, his plane is forced to do an emergency landing in a location where that ICC arrest warrant can be executed.

u/Tudsamfa@lemmy.world · 3 points

For the record, unlike the United states, Hungary is a state party to the ICC. They are legally required to cooperate with the ICC, but if Orban says nothing will be done... I don't know the consequences. Probably nothing.

A quick glance at Wikipedia says the ICC can prosecute cases where individual states are unable or unwilling to prosecute. "Therefore, many states parties have implemented national legislation to provide for the investigation and prosecution of crimes that fall under the jurisdiction of the Court." Hungary is not such a state, their laws are still in the drafting part. I assume Hungary can promise nothing will be done because while the ICC can prosecute, they still need an executive branch to do the arrest, which would be Hungarian?