Putin under arrest: Armenia fully ratifies the Rome Statute

Pashinyan on Armenia's ratification of the Rome Charter/Collage 24 Channel

The top leadership of Armenia officially announced the full ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in the near future. This means that Yerevan will be obliged to comply with the decisions of The Hague, in particular, on the arrest of Putin.

On Wednesday, September 13, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated from the rostrum of parliament that the Rome Statute in his country will be ratified. According to him, this supposedly has nothing to do with relations with Russia.

Armenia will be obliged to implement the decisions of the Hague

As the head of the country's government noted, ratification of the relevant ICC statute is necessary, first of all, for the security of Armenia. However, it is worth noting that Yerevan will not be able to use only the “Hague instrumentality” that it “likes.”

The Roman Charter will be fully ratified, and it has nothing to do with to Russian-Armenian relations. “This concerns the security issues of Armenia,” Pashinyan said.

At the same time, national and international criminal law expert Gunduz Mamedov wrote that Armenia’s ratification of the Rome Statute could help Ukraine punish Russian military personnel involved in war crimes.

Enemy soldiers who committed war crimes during rotation to military bases in Armenia should be extradited to the International Criminal Court, Ukraine or any other country conducting relevant investigations.

Remember that it was March 24 The Constitutional Court of Armenia recognized the obligations of the Rome Charter as consistent with the main law of the country.