Niger becomes the third country to leave the International Criminal Court
The withdrawal will take effect in 12 months, and any crimes committed before then remain under the court’s jurisdiction, officials said.
- On Monday, Niger submitted a letter to the United Nations to withdraw from the Rome Statute, accusing the International Criminal Court of practicing "selective justice."
- A 2023 coup ousted Niger's democratic government, leading the military junta to forge new alliances, notably with Russia, where President Vladimir Putin faces an ICC arrest warrant over the war in Ukraine.
- Earlier this month, gunmen killed more than 30 people at the main airport in Niamey, the second attack this year on the strategic command hub for the alliance of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.
- Withdrawal becomes effective 12 months after the United Nations receives the letter; however, any crimes committed before this official exit remain subject to the court's jurisdiction.
- The ICC expressed regret, stating: "We regret any decision to depart from the collective effort to end impunity for the most serious international crimes," as Niger follows Mali and Burkina Faso in leaving.
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It's official… Niger has withdrawn from the International Criminal Court. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres formally acknowledged Niamay's decision in a letter. The withdrawal will take effect in one year, but the decision is clearly a major blow to the ICC.
Niger hands in formal request to quit ICC
Junta-ruled Niger has officially submitted its request to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Hague-based tribunal said on Tuesday, nine months after announcing the move alongside allies Mali and Burkina Faso. The three Sahelian countries are all ruled by hardline military governments that came to power in coups between 2020 and 2023 and have turned their backs on the West. They jointly announced their withdrawal from the I…
On June 18, the International Criminal Court received a request from Niger to withdraw from the institution, nine months after the announcement of its withdrawal from the Special Administrative Agreement (SAA). This request "will take effect on June 18, 2027, one year after the date of receipt of the notification."
This decision will take effect on 18 June 2027, the forum said, which regrets "any decision to evade the collective effort to end impunity for the most serious international crimes".
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