The International Criminal Court and Its “Arrest Warrants”

 

The International Criminal Court and Its “Arrest Warrants”

Shrikant G Talageri

Zohran Mamdani the new mayor of New York, and hero of the international anti-Hindu, anti-Jew, anti-India, anti-Israel and anti-Russia forces, has announced that he will arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if either of them steps into New York, since arrest warrants have been issued against them by the ICC (International Criminal Court).

 

Some food for thought:  

1. Q to Google: Has the International Criminal Court ordered the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, and Yoav Gallant, the former Minister of Defense of Israel, alleging responsibility".

Q to Google: Has the International Criminal Court ordered the arrest of Vladimir Putin for war crimes?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "Yes, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 17, 2023, for the alleged war crime of unlawful deportation and transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian War. This warrant requires ICC member states (125 countries) to arrest him if he enters their territory, though Russia does not recognize the ICC". 

2. Q to Google: Which American president ordered the invasion of Iraq on the ground that Iraq had chemical weapons?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "President George W. Bush ordered the 2003 invasion of Iraq, arguing that Saddam Hussein's regime possessed Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), including chemical weapons, and posed a grave threat to world peace, claims later found to be based on flawed intelligence. Bush stated Iraq had chemical agents like sarin and VX nerve gas, and had used them before, justifying the military action to disarm Iraq and defend against potential future attacks".

Q to Google: Has the International Criminal Court ordered the arrest of American President George W Bush for war crimes?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "The International Criminal Court (ICC) has not ordered the arrest of former U.S. President George W. Bush for war crimes. The main obstacle to any such action is a matter of jurisdiction and international law".

3. Q to Google: Which American president had ordered the deployment of atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "The American president who ordered the deployment of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was Harry S. Truman. He made the decision in 1945, during the final stages of World War II, with the goal of bringing the war in the Pacific to a swift end. 

Truman was informed of the top-secret Manhattan Project only after he assumed the presidency following Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in April 1945. After a successful test of the first atomic bomb in July 1945, the Allies issued the Potsdam Declaration, demanding Japan's unconditional surrender. 

When Japan failed to surrender, Truman authorized the use of the bombs".

Q to Google: Has the International Criminal Court ordered the arrest of erstwhile American President Harry S. Truman for war crimes?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "No, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has not ordered the arrest of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman; he died long before the ICC was established, and the court has no retroactive jurisdiction, but debates about the morality of his decision to use atomic bombs continue, with mock trials even held to explore these historical questions. The ICC deals with modern alleged crimes by states and individuals, while Truman's actions are judged under the laws and contexts of his time, though he himself helped establish the Nuremberg Trials for WWII war criminals".

4. Q to Google: Which Pakistani president had ordered the deployment of troops in erstwhile East Pakistan in 1971?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "The war began when the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan—under the orders of Yahya Khan—launched Operation Searchlight against East Pakistanis on the night of 25 March 1971, initiating the Bangladesh genocide".

Q to Google: Has the International Criminal Court ordered the arrest of erstwhile Pakistani President Yahya Khan for war crimes?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "No, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has not ordered the arrest of the erstwhile Pakistan President Yahya Khan for war crimes.There are several reasons why such an arrest order was not issued by the ICC:

Timeline and Jurisdiction: The alleged war crimes relating to the Bangladesh Liberation War (or Bangladesh genocide) occurred in 1971, during Yahya Khan's presidency. The International Criminal Court, however, was established much later by the Rome Statute, which entered into force on July 1, 2002. The ICC's jurisdiction is not retroactive".

So, in short, the ICC has no “retroactive jurisdiction”.

One last question:

Q to Google: Has the International Criminal Court ordered the arrest of Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin or Prime Minister Mohammad Yunus for the massacre of Hindus in Bangladesh in 2025?

Google or AI Overview Answer: "The International Criminal Court (ICC) has not ordered the arrest of Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin or Prime Minister Mohammad Yunus.

A "genocide complaint" was filed with the ICC Prosecutor in November 2024 against Muhammad Yunus and 62 others, including advisors of his interim government, regarding allegations of genocide and violence against Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, and Awami League members following the ousting of the previous government. 

However, the filing of a complaint (known as an Article 15 communication) is the initial stage of a long process, and the ICC Prosecutor has not publicly requested or obtained an arrest warrant for either Yunus or Shahabuddin based on these claims". 

 

I will not even bother to ask about whether anyone anywhere (including any ”Hindu” party or leader in power in India) has taken any action, or asked the ICC to take any action, in respect of the massacres of Hindus in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Kashmir in the last hundred years.