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International Criminal Court becomes skeleton, countries break away
The ICC through its spokesman has confirmed a successful exit of Burundi from the court. Following the exit, some analysts are of the view that it may have opened the pandora box for other countries to follow suit.
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Some African countries have claimed that the court has been set up solely to persecute only African leaders, saying it has hardly prosecuted any of the heinous crimes committed against humanity by some ‘world leaders’.
In 2016, Gambia and South Africa had announced their withdrawal from the ICC, but later changed their minds. Some Ghanaian analysts have also suggested that the country exits from the ICC on similar grounds of bias.
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The ICC through its spokesman has confirmed a successful exit of Burundi from the court. Following the exit, some analysts are of the view that it may have opened the pandora box for other countries that have not had the courage to attempt breaking away to follow suit.
However, despite the withdrawal, ICC says it will continue with a preliminary investigation it had begun into possible war crimes in Burundi.
The court’s spokesperson explained that the probe began in April 2016 and has so far been "independent, impartial and objective."
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