ICC body urges Chad and Venezuela to reverse course on withdrawal
Five nations have announced plans to exit the court since last year, with the administration of United States President Donald Trump mounting a campaign to curb the tribunal’s power.
The White House and State Department have cited as motivation the ICC arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on war crime charges connected to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, as well as the court’s investigation into the actions of foreign forces, including US soldiers and intelligence agents, in Afghanistan.
Venezuela followed a similar line three days earlier, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Felix Plasencia telling the United Nations that the decision, ordered by Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, was “firm and irrevocable” and accusing the court of geographic bias against Africa and Latin America.
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