What is the International Criminal Court? -Telangana today

The International Criminal Court manages the accusations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression, and assumes cases in which nations cannot or are not willing to process crimes in their territory. Around 125 states are members of the ICC.

He Hague: The International Criminal Court where the former Philippine President Rodrigo Elf It is being taken after its arrest in the Philippines is a court of the last resort for the most serious international crimes, such as genocide and crimes against humanity.

The former 79 -year -old president has become the first former Asian leader to be arrested by the International Criminal Court. (ICC).

Elf He was taken to the Netherlands on March 12 after his arrest against a ICC order it of crimes against humanity about mortal anti -drugs repressions Supervised while I was in office.

ICC convictions

He ICC handles accusations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression, and occupies cases in which nations cannot or are not willing to process crimes in their territory.

He of the court The new member, Ukraine, formally joined in January, carrying the number of Member States to 125. The main powers (United States, Russia and China, are among the nations that are not members.

The CPI, which has a budget this year of more than US $ 213 million, does not have a police force and has to trust the cooperation of the states to arrest the suspects. The court judges have issued 60 arrest orders and condemned 11 people.

Lord of the Congolese War Thomas Lubanga He was the first, sentenced in 2012 to 14 years in prison for recruiting soldiers. In 2021, the Court condemned Uganda commander Domain In of dozen war crimes and crimes against humanity, including multiple murders and forced marriages in Uganda. In He was a one -time soldier boy, who turned In a brutal commander of a notorious rebel group known as the Mister Resistance Army.

Three verdicts are pending today. Former president of the Football Federation of the Central African Republic Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom, alleged leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic, are accused of multiple charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The judgment of Ali Muhammad Ali Abdul Rahman Ali, accused of committing atrocities as the leader of the Janjaweed Militia in Sudan, wrapped last year.

ICC Detention Center

He of the court The detention center is behind the high brick walls of a Dutch prison complex in the coastal suburb of Scheveningen, about 1.5 km from the of the court headquarters.

The detainees have access to books, television and news, as well as a gym and sports facilities. You can also use a computer to work in your case of defense and get computer training, if you need it. The court also organizes that family members visit people under their custody.

Photos in him ICC website Show a communal area with a Foosball Table, kitchen facilities, a table and chairs. The center also has a small medical center. Each cell contains a bed, desktop, closet, toilet, hand basin, television and an intercom system to contact the guards when the door is blocked.

Yeah Elf He goes to trial and is convicted, would not comply with his sentence in The Hague, but would be transferred to a prison in another country. The detention center currently houses five other suspects – Mahamat Saying Abdel Kani, Yekatom and Ngaissona of the Central African Republic, Alabama Hassan Exhaustion Abdoul Aziz Exhaustion Mohamed Exhaustion Mahmoud of Mali and Abdul Rahman of Sudan

Suspects not in ICC custody

He ICC He has issued arrest orders for dozens of suspects since it was established in 2002. Among them are Russian President Vladimir Putin And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The court issued an order of order to Putin Two years ago, accusing him of personal responsibility for the kidnappings of children of Ukraine. Putin He has rejected accusations.

In November, the of the court The judges issued arrest orders for Netanyahu, their former Minister of Defense and Hamas’ Military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in relation to war in Loop. Netanyahu condemned the order against him, saying Israel “Rejections with disgusting the absurd and false behavior” by the Court.

The case against the Hamas The military leader has been finished because he believes he was killed.

Other suspects sought by the ICC include former Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir and Joseph Kony, leader of the Umbrella Uganda militia Mister Resistance Army.