Nauru's president announces withdrawal from International Criminal Court
President David Adeang told the UN General Assembly that Nauru no longer sees the ICC as relevant, Russian state news agency TASS reported.
Nauru's president, David Adeang, announced from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly that his country is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to Russian state news agency TASS.
Adeang said the ICC has lost its relevance, TASS reported, though the agency's account did not detail further reasoning behind the decision or a specific timeline for the withdrawal to take effect.
Nauru, a small Pacific island nation, has been a member of the Rome Statute system that established the ICC in 2002. A formal withdrawal follows procedures set out in the treaty, under which a state's exit typically takes effect one year after it formally notifies the United Nations secretary-general.
The announcement comes amid broader scrutiny of the ICC's standing among some member and non-member states in recent years, as the court has pursued high-profile investigations and arrest warrants that have drawn both support and criticism from governments around the world.
Further details on Nauru's specific grievances with the court, or any reaction from the ICC itself, were not immediately available.
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