Hungary's government announced its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's state visit. Chief of staff Gergely Gulyás stated that Hungary has not integrated the ICC's founding Rome Statute into its domestic law, leading to claims that the court's arrest warrants cannot be enforced. Gulyás criticized the ICC for what he characterized as a deviation from its original mission, particularly in light of the arrest warrants for political figures like Netanyahu and Russian President Putin. This move reflects broader skepticism from major military powers towards the ICC.
The government will initiate the withdrawal procedure on Thursday, in accordance with the constitutional and international legal framework,” said Gergely Gulyás, chief of staff for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Gulyás criticised the ICC for supposedly deviating from its original purpose and becoming a "political body", citing the arrest warrant against Netanyahu.
Gulyás referred to the fact that the world's major military powers have never been members of the ICC, and that the US has imposed sanctions on the organisation.
The ICC warrant said there was reason to believe Netanyahu and former Minister Yoav Gallant used "starvation as a method of warfare" by restricting humanitarian aid.
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