Russia Requests ICC Leaders' Extradition, Draws Japan Protest
- On Thursday, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office requested that Dutch authorities extradite International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and eight other officials, prompting Japan to formally protest the measure on Friday.
- The request follows a 2025 Moscow court conviction of Akane and other officials in absentia; Russia previously placed her on a wanted list after the ICC issued a 2023 arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
- Speaking at a Tokyo press conference on Friday, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki called the Russian actions "unjustified and unacceptable," expressing regret over the targeting of court-connected individuals.
- Japan intends to "respond appropriately, including by making further representations to Russia" and maintain "communication with the ICC and other states parties," Ozaki said.
- These legal challenges coincide with broader international pressure on the The Hague-based court, as the administration of President Donald Trump sanctioned senior ICC leadership including Akane in August.
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welingelichtekringen.nlTHE HAGUE (ANP) - The Netherlands will not comply with Russia's request to extradite nine employees of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. "We are not going to do that," said Minister David van Weel (Justice and Security, VVD) on Friday. According to the minister, ICC staff must "un...
Moscow says it has requested detention, extradition of ICC President Tomoko Akane and 8 other officials sentenced to prison terms of up to 15 years
<p>Moscow is seeking the extradition of the ICC president who issued a warrant for Putin's arrest Russia is asking the Netherlands to detain and extradite ICC President Tomoko Akane and eight court representatives. Japan called the demand inadmissible.</p>
Russia's Attorney General's Office sent requests for the extradition of nine high-ranking officials of the International Criminal Court, condemned in absentia by Russian justice last December, Kyodo says.
Winnipeg Free Press
Japan protests Russia’s extradition requests for ICC president Tomoko Akane and 8 other court staff
TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Friday slammed Russia's request for the extradition from the Netherlands of the president of the International Criminal Court, a Japanese national, and eight other officials of the court based in the European country.
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