A local court in Moscow on
Wednesday ordered an arrest in absentia of the second vice-president of the
International Criminal Court (ICC), Reine Alapini-Gansou.
The Basmanny District Court
said in its ruling that Alapini-Gansou is wanted for issuing a "knowingly
illegal" arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The ICC judge is also on the
international list of wanted people, the court said.
In March last year, the ICC
issued an arrest warrant for Putin at the request of prosecutor Karim Khan.
The Hague-based tribunal
accused Putin of the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine after the
launch of Russia’s special military operation in February 2022.
Russia denies the allegations,
insisting that children were evacuated from the battle zone to save their lives
and that the warrant is not applicable, as the country is not a member of the
ICC.
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