Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their return from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday.
In a joint statement, the military -led West African states stated that the jurisdiction of the court had “transformed into a means of necolonial suppression in the hands of imperialism.”
Because of this, neighboring states accused the ICC of becoming “a global example of selective justice”.
Jantus says that ICC ‘disabled’ of prosecution of war crimes
The West African states said, “The ICC has proved to be unable to handle and prosecute the proven war crimes, crimes of crimes against humanity, crimes of genocide and aggression.”
Military countries have previously used this argument to justify its return from the Economic Community of the West African states (Ecowas).
The three states said that they wanted to create “indigenous mechanisms for the consolidation of peace and justice”.
Juntas, which topped governments in bombs, Ogadougau and Niyams after 2020 and 2023, Syte formed a confederation, called The Alliance of Sahel States (AES).
He has removed the topics from the former colonial ruler France, especially from the West, and has moved closely towards Russia for military cooperation.
West African counters are currently vulnerable to al-Qaeda-linked jihadi groups and so-called “Islamic State”, but their forces are such Accused of committing crime against citizens,
What is the jurisdiction of ICC?
The ICC is a permanent international tribunal that was a crime, crime against humanity, to prosecute individuals for massacre. This is for complementing existing national judicial systems.
The headquarters of the court is in the Hague, and prosecuted for the discovery of some of the world’s worst crimes as a genocide, since 2002 there were crimes and crimes against humanity.
Global powers, the United States, China and Russia are not members of the ICC as they have not confirmed the Rome law, which is the treaty that established the court.
Israel is not a member and does not recognize the ICC jurisdiction on its national or region.
Edited by: DMYTRP Hubenko