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2024-03-23 Europe

‘Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure': New ICC president says Putin will answer for war crimes

[Jpost] The new International Criminal Court (ICC) president, Tomoko Akane, from Japan, expressed her belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin will face justice for war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine, the Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun reported on Wednesday, citing an interview the ICC judge gave to Kyodo News.

"Heaven’s vengeance is slow but sure," Akane reportedly said of Putin potentially standing trial.

The ICC announced 67-year-old Akane as the newly elected ICC president earlier this month, who will serve from 2024 to 2027. Akane was elected alongside ICC First Vice-President Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala, from Italy, and ICC Second Vice-President Judge Reine Alapini-Gansau from Benin.

The article acknowledged the unlikelihood of Russia handing over Putin but said that the Russian president could be arrested if he entered any ICC states.
I'm sure Vlad is shaking

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top

#1 Huff N Puff.

Posted by Dale 2024-03-23 03:16|| 2024-03-23 03:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Face it Ruskies, since coming to power in 1999 and and giving opponents flying lessons and other career ending experiences.

You have had a X-KGB trained Dictator, but he hasn't reach Stalin levels yet.

Maybe Alexei Navalny's family will invite Putin over for dinner 😎?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-03-23 05:26|| 2024-03-23 05:26|| Front Page Top

#3 To me there's no difference between ICC (or ICJ) issuing a ruling against Putin and ISIS issuing a fatwa. In both cases the perps should be eliminated.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-03-23 06:24|| 2024-03-23 06:24|| Front Page Top

#4 A bit strange that the prez of the ICC is invoking religion instead of international law. Perhaps she was just feeling poetic.

Posted by SteveS 2024-03-23 13:42|| 2024-03-23 13:42|| Front Page Top

#5 ambiguous antecedent:
In both cases the perps should be eliminated.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-03-23 17:18|| 2024-03-23 17:18|| Front Page Top

#6 "Alex, I will take 'Putin dies of Natural Causes' for 600$, please."

Posted by magpie 2024-03-23 17:19|| 2024-03-23 17:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Haven't heard a peep about Putin's cancer in a while, have we? A miracle! His cancer left just as fast as it came.

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-03-23 19:22|| 2024-03-23 19:22|| Front Page Top

#8 ^ His superior ~~Soviet~~ Russian breeding and the power of a focused innocent mind

/You know who

Posted by Frank G 2024-03-23 19:26|| 2024-03-23 19:26|| Front Page Top

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