What drove Venezuela’s decision to leave the ICC?
- Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia announced on Friday that the country had formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).
- The instructions came from Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, said Plasencia on X, calling the decision “firm and irrevocable”.
- He said the ICC had shown a “demonstrated geographical bias” by disproportionately targeting countries in Africa and Latin America.
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- Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia announced on Friday that the country had formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC).
- The instructions came from Interim President Delcy Rodriguez, said Plasencia on X, calling the decision “firm and irrevocable”.
- He said the ICC had shown a “demonstrated geographical bias” by disproportionately targeting countries in Africa and Latin America.
Sources: Al Jazeera