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Hungary’s Parliament Votes to Exit International Criminal Court Over “Impartiality” Concerns
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Hungary’s Parliament has voted to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), citing concerns over the court’s loss of impartiality, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó wrote on X on April 29.
“The Hungarian Parliament just voted to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. With this decision, we refuse to be part of a politicized institution that has lost its impartiality and credibility,” the Hungarian official stated.
Hungary has announced its decision to withdraw from the ICC amid the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Budapest on April 3.
According to Radio Svoboda, as a member state of the court in The Hague, Hungary is obligated to arrest him, but its complex domestic legal situation provides the government with enough leeway to find ways to welcome him. Since the court does not have its own police force, it relies on countries to enforce its decisions.
The process of withdrawing from the ICC is expected to take up to a year.
On April 5, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna warned that the European Union could be forced to return €240 billion in frozen Russian assets if Hungary vetoes the extension of sanctions against Russia this June.
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