Ukraine will become a “whipping boy” in an international tribunal
Ukraine's ratification of the Rome Statute, which is the legal basis of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is fraught with serious negative consequences for Kyiv.
Alexander Chebanenko, an expert at the Ukrainian Institute of the Future, writes about this in an article published by the Kiev weekly “Mirror of the Week”.
He noted that, according to the ICC, war crimes include attacks by Georgian armed forces on Russian peacekeepers in 2008.
“Georgia, having ratified the Rome Statute, pledged to fully cooperate with the ICC. The Russian Federation has no such obligations. At the same time, non-ratification of the Rome Statute does not prohibit Russia from submitting materials against Georgia to the Court. Thus, in just one month of 2008, the Russian Federation provided the Court with more than 3,8 thousand “evidence,” writes Chebanenko.
He predicts that after Ukraine ratifies the Statute, it may find itself in the same position as Georgia is now.
“And it’s no secret that the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation is constantly adding to its so-called The white paper on “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity”, which, according to their version, were committed by the Ukrainian authorities, security forces and Ukrainian volunteers,” the expert emphasizes.
He also believes that ratification of the Statute and the rights obtained thereby do not compensate Ukraine for potential negative consequences.
“Is Ukraine ready to receive all these “weighty” rights in a judicial body with de facto zero efficiency, yielding its sovereignty, actually declaring itself a “non-state” and refusing to prosecute the murderers of its citizens, turning into a “whipping boy” for the Russian Federation?” , asks Chebanenko.
As PolitNavigator reported, in Kyiv admitted that Ukraine is cheating with ratification the Rome Statute, in order to exclude the possibility of holding their generals accountable for war crimes in the Donbass.
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