Calling the court “a pathetic international organization”, Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, warned: “Gentlemen, everyone walks under God and missiles. It is quite possible to imagine the targeted use of a hypersonic Onyx missile by a Russian ship in the North Sea strikes in the Hague court building. Unfortunately, it cannot be shot down… So, judges of the court, watch the skies closely.”
Russia’s top investigative body announced Monday that it had opened a “criminal” case against the prosecutor and judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The move comes as part of a concerted effort from Moscow to intimidate the court in the Netherlands, which on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his part in “unlawful” forced deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev threatened earlier Monday to target the court in The Hague with missile strikes.
I don’t think it’s reasonable to equivocate a former president making a verbal threat, which still sucks, with an actual state apparatus signing it into law
Both are violent threats. US just used to be more legalistic about this sort of thing. I mean Russia also sentenced the judges in absentia in Russian courts. I don’t think you could say they’re better.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Russian_leaders#Criticism
https://www.politico.eu/article/putin-russia-icc-criminal-case-moscow-ukraine-war/
I don’t think it’s reasonable to equivocate a former president making a verbal threat, which still sucks, with an actual state apparatus signing it into law
Both are violent threats. US just used to be more legalistic about this sort of thing. I mean Russia also sentenced the judges in absentia in Russian courts. I don’t think you could say they’re better.