Hungarian lawmakers approve bill to quit International Criminal Court

Hungarian lawmakers approve withdrawal from ICC

Lawmakers approved Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on May 20 with 134 votes in favour and 37 against. The Orban government has become the first EU country to leave the Hague-based institution.

Hungary is the first European country to leave the International Criminal Court. Budapest calls the arrest warrant against Israel's head of government Netanyahu "politically motivated".

Hungarian lawmakers approve bill to quit ICC

Hungary's parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that will start the country's year-long withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court, which Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government said has become "political". Orban's government announced the move on 3 April, shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary for a state visit in a rare trip abroad in defiance of an ICC arrest warrant. The ICC's Presidency of the Asse…

Hungary Withdrawals From International Criminal Court Over Netanyahu Arrest Warrant - teleSUR English

Previously, only Burundi and the Philippines had withdrawn from this tribunal. On Tuesday, Hungary’s Parliament approved the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), in response to the tribunal’s decision to charge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with war crimes in Gaza. RELATED: Thousands Protest in Jerusalem Against Netanyahu’s “Anti-Democratic” Decision to Oust Shin Bet Chief Previously, Prime Minister Vikto…

With a law of the Orban government, the withdrawal from the International Criminal Court becomes official. Hungary accuses the court of acting politically - and once again opposes the EU's uniform stance.

Hungarian Lawmakers Approve Bill to Quit International Criminal Court