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Hungary plans to withdraw from International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives despite warrant

c/world · u/IndustryStandard@lemmy.world · 186 points

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary said Thursday it will begin the procedure of withdrawing from the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide.

“Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court,” Gergely Gulyás, who is Prime Minister Viktor Orbán chief of staff wrote in a brief statement. “The government will initiate the withdrawal procedure on Thursday, in accordance with the constitutional and international legal framework.”

The announcement came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, despite an international arrest warrant against him over his conduct of the war in the Gaza Strip.

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u/Unrelated@feddit.nl · 2 points

It would be a breach of the obligations Hungary has under the Rome statute, not a crime.

The ICC will probably start a case and will come with a statement that Hungary has not acknowledge the authority of the court.

u/IndustryStandard@lemmy.world · 8 points

That is very possible. However Germany was also very enthousiastic about defying Netanyahu's arrest warrant.

u/Saleh@feddit.org · 51 points

This step is not just for Netanyahu. It is likely also for Putin, who will soon be invitable for Hungary. Netanyahu, Trump and Putin are working towards the extreme right in Europe, and i think that Hungary will take the initiative to help building this Axis.

u/unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de · 16 points

As they are currently, at the time of his visit, still a member, that means anyone in hungary that has the chance to but doesnt arrest netanyahu is themselves committing a crime no? This shid is complicated so i have no idea tbh