Hungary Withdraws From ICC As Netanyahu Visits

The Washington Post reports:

Hungary announced plans Thursday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, hours after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu — who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant that accuses him of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza — arrived there for a state visit.

“The government will initiate the withdrawal procedure on Thursday, in accordance with the constitutional and international legal framework,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyas, said in a statement.

Orban, a right-wing leader who has promoted a style of government he calls “illiberal democracy,” has long had warm ties with Netanyahu. A day after the ICC issued the warrant in November, Orban invited Netanyahu to Budapest, promising that Hungary would not enforce the warrant, which he called politically motivated.

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