JERUSALEM, April 2 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins a four-day visit to Hungary on Thursday, defying an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza as Israel has expanded its military operation in the enclave.
As a founding member of the ICC, Hungary is theoretically obliged to arrest and hand over anyone subject to a warrant from the court but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made clear when he issued the invitation that Hungary would not respect the ruling.
So Orbán will be an accessory after the fact. Arrest him too.
Hungary withdrew from the ICC like yesterday so they have no jurisdiction.
They have only stated the intention, not an actual application for withdrawal. Also it has to go through parliament first, which probably is just a formality.
Article 127 of the Statute also states that ‘[t]he withdrawal shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification, unless the notification specifies a later date.’
Yeah makes sense. I was just used to drastic changes happening so fast you can’t notice.
We need to throw Hungary out of the EU asap.
Shame there are no countries in between that could force the plane down.
Hope they nab him anyway
Who? The only police that has authority in Budapest is the Hungarian one, the Chinese one and some probably GRU linked Chechen rando named Magomed.
Can you blame him. The man needs decent fellatio.
