Russia has issued an order for the arrest of another judge from the International Criminal Court. Meanwhile, Russian-backed authorities in Luhansk say a pro-Moscow politician died in a car bomb.
Russia has placed another judge from the International Criminal Court (ICC) — which is seeking the arrest of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin — on its wanted list.
A notice in the Interior Ministry's database, referring to Costa Rican judge Sergio Gerardo Ugaldo Godinez, said he was "wanted in the framework of a criminal investigation."
The notice gave no details about the allegations against Godinez.
The ICC in March issued an arrest warrant for Putin over the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
It also announced a warrant, on similar charges, against Maria Lvova-Belova, Moscow's presidential commissioner for children's rights.
Russia is not a member of the ICC, and the Kremlin insists the warrant against Putin is "void," although it has restricted the Russian leader's travels abroad, with ICC member countries expected to implement warrants issued by the court.
Putin avoided attending a BRICS summit of emerging economies in South Africa in August, saying he did not want to create "problems for our friends," and was also absent at the G20 summit in India in September.
Russia has previously issued arrest warrants for ICC prosecutor Karim Khan and several judges, as well as ICC President Piotr Hofmanski.
The ICC opened a field office in Ukraine in September as part of efforts to investigate war crimes in the wake of Russia's invasion of the country.
Source: Dw
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