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UN human rights experts on Wednesday decried Russia’s conviction of nine International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, calling the ruling a “flagrant violation of international law.”
On December 12, 2025, the Moscow City Court sentenced, in absentia, Prosecutor Karim Khan and eight ICC judges under the Russian Criminal Code for “unlawfully prosecuting Russian citizens in The Hague” and subsequently placed them on an international wanted list.
Experts stated that the prosecution of Russian citizens relates to alleged war crimes “committed in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.” They emphasized how Article 48 of the Rome Statute grants functional immunity to prosecutors and judges “acting in exercise of their official functions” and asserted that the move was an attempt to intimidate and attack ICC officials, stating:
The UN called on the Russian government to withdraw the warrants, annul the convictions, comply with international law and human rights obligations, and “end the abuse of criminal law against international judicial officials.”
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On December 12, 2025, the Moscow City Court sentenced, in absentia, Prosecutor Karim Khan and eight ICC judges under the Russian Criminal Code for “unlawfully prosecuting Russian citizens in The Hague” and subsequently placed them on an international wanted list.
Experts stated that the prosecution of Russian citizens relates to alleged war crimes “committed in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.” They emphasized how Article 48 of the Rome Statute grants functional immunity to prosecutors and judges “acting in exercise of their official functions” and asserted that the move was an attempt to intimidate and attack ICC officials, stating:
Addressing the trial in absentia, experts labeled the move a violation of due process and the right to a fair trial. They claimed the decision to try and convict the officials in absentia signals Russia’s broader pattern of using criminal proceedings in absentia against dissenters.
The UN called on the Russian government to withdraw the warrants, annul the convictions, comply with international law and human rights obligations, and “end the abuse of criminal law against international judicial officials.”
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