Despite the warranty ICC on Netanyahu, Orbán invited him to Hungary. The Roman Statute was signed by Hungary, but did not include national law.
Hungary is obliged to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, the court said on Thursday. He issued a statement at a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Budapest despite the fact that ICC issued an arrest warrant for him. According to the AFP report, TASR reports this.
“The court recalls that Hungary continues to be obliged to cooperate with ICC,” the court spokesman said. Hungary announced on Thursday that it is planning to terminate its membership in this international organization.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán later justified the decision by the fact that the court in his opinion was politicized. This was also confirmed by ICC decisions about Israel, he said.
A total of 125 countries recognize the Jurisdiction of ICC based in Hague. On the basis of the Roman Statute, they are obliged to arrest the persons to whom the ICC arrest warrant is issued. Hungary signed the Roman Statute in 1999 and handed over the ratification deed two years later. However, the Roman statute has never been entered into national law.
Last November, ICC published arrest warrants on Netanyahu and other representatives of Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement for suspicion of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán invited Netanyahu to visit Hungary on the day of the warranty.
In addition to Hungary, the arrest warrant for the Israeli Prime Minister has also questioned other ICC Member States. According to France, Netanyahu could have immunity against ICC measures, as Israel is not a signatory of the Roman Statute. Italy said Netanyahua cannot be arrested while he was the Prime Minister of the Israeli government.
