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Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu applauded Hungary for its "bold and principled" decision to leave the International Criminal Court as he visited Budapest on Thursday, a rare trip abroad in defiance ...
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Hungary announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The move came as Israeli Prime Minister
Hungary was never fully committed to the International Criminal Court, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a day after announcing plans to withdraw from the international body.
The dramatic arrest of the Philippines’ controversial former president this month sent shock waves through much of the world – and cast a renewed spotlight on the other leaders wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Hungary decided to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) because it has become political, as its decisions on Israel showed, Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban said on Thursday.
Hungary will on Thursday start the legal procedure to exit the International Criminal Court, a senior official in Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government said.
Hungary said Thursday it will begin the procedure of withdrawing from the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide.
The announcement came hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arrived in the country for a visit despite facing an international arrest warrant.