The International Criminal Court on Thursday accused member state Mongolia of failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during a trip there last month, saying it was referring the matter for further action.
“The International Criminal Court found that, by failing to arrest Mr Putin while he was on its territory and surrender him to the Court, Mongolia has failed to comply with the Court’s request to cooperate,” the Hague-based ICC said in a statement.
An International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued last year against Putin obliges the court’s 124 member states, including Mongolia, to arrest the Russian president and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory.
Last month, Putin visited Mongolia for an official visit, his first to an ICC member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry had reacted strongly, saying that that Mongolia’s failure to arrest visiting Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin dealt a severe blow to the international criminal law system.
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