US EditionIn Russia, Prosecutors and Judges of the Icc Were Sentenced in Absentia to Between 3.5 and 15 Years ' Imprisonment Following the Issuance of Putin ' S Arrest Warrant.
Moscow court sentenced ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan and eight judges to prison for issuing unlawful arrest warrants linked to Putin's 2023 ICC indictment.
- In a Friday ruling, Moscow City Court issued in‑absentia verdicts against the chief prosecutor and eight ICC judges, finding them guilty of prosecuting innocent persons, authorities said.
- Moscow dismissed the ICC warrant as 'void' and Russia's Prosecutor General's Office said the ICC Presidency instructed judges to issue knowingly unlawful arrest warrants.
- Investigators said Karim Khan unlawfully initiated proceedings from February–March 2022, and Russia's Investigative Committee named eight judges including Petr Józef HofmaDski and Tomoko Akane, all sentenced to prison.
- All nine ICC officials have been placed on an international wanted list, and the court said Karim Khan, ICC Prosecutor, will face imprisonment if extradited to Russia.
- The Moscow Times said it faces unprecedented challenges and urged readers and supporters to support its work and ask for monthly donations starting from two dollars.
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Russia sentences ICC judges
Russia on Friday sentenced top International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and its chief prosecutor to jail terms, in a retaliatory move after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war. In 2023, prosecutor Karim Khan charged Putin with illegally deporting children from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. Moscow responded by opening a case against him. The Moscow city court found that "ICC Prosecutor …
Russian justice sentenced the chief prosecutor and the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICTI) to imprisonment, in particular for the issue of "unlawful arrest warrants" against Russian officials, including on behalf of...
Russia today sentenced a senior judge and chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prison. The action was in retaliation for the court issuing an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine. In 2023, prosecutor Karim Khan accused Putin of illegally transferring children from Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine. Russia responded by opening a case against the judge....
Russia on Friday sentenced the International Criminal Court's top judges and chief prosecutor in absentia to prison terms, in retaliation for the court issuing an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine.
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International Criminal Court judge Karim Khan, who issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Russian court today.
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