Rada committee head urges IPU delegates to help bring Russian war criminals to justice
Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation Oleksandr Merezhko, of the Servant of the People faction, called on delegates to the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to help bring Russian war criminals, including Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, to justice.
"We have the ICC, the International Criminal Court, and we have arrest warrants for Russian war criminals, starting with Putin. One hundred and twenty-five countries are members of the ICC, and most states of the Inter-Parliamentary Union are members of the International Criminal Court. Countries that are not yet ICC members can also help. They should arrest war criminals from Russia, including Putin, when they come to their territory," Merezhko said at a meeting of the IPU Committee on Peace and International Security.
According to him, bringing Russian war criminals to justice will contribute to establishing peace and justice in Ukraine.
As reported, the Verkhovna Rada delegation is taking part in the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Istanbul, Turkey.