Africa has become a \u201cwilling victim\u201d of a form of political instrumentalization of the court, Chad has said<\/p>\n
Chad has notified the UN that it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing The Hague-based tribunal of political bias and disproportionately targeting African countries.
\nThe Chadian Foreign Ministry announced the \u201csovereign decision\u201d on Monday following what it described as an in-depth review of the court\u2019s work since it became operational in 2002. Under the Rome Statute, the withdrawal will take effect one year after notification.
\nN\u2019Djamena said the ICC\u2019s effectiveness has remained \u201climited and uneven,\u201d claiming that nine of the 13 investigations it counted concerned African countries.
\nThe court\u2019s record has created a widespread perception that its work is persistently concentrated on the Global South, particularly Africa, making the continent a \u201cwilling victim of a form of political instrumentalization of the ICC,\u201d the ministry stated.
\nChad joined the Rome Statute in 2006. Its withdrawal follows a US request last week for N\u2019Djamena to reconsider its ICC membership. Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, however, denied that Chad was withdrawing at Washington\u2019s request. It also comes amid allegations that Chad has facilitated weapons shipments through its territory to Sudan\u2019s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. N\u2019Djamena has repeatedly denied involvement in Sudan\u2019s civil war.<\/p>\n
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The move makes Chad the fifth country this month to begin withdrawing from the ICC, following Venezuela, as well as fellow Sahel nations Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The ICC confirmed earlier this month that it had received formal withdrawal notifications from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso in June. The three Alliance of Sahel States (AES) members had announced their intention to leave in 2025, denouncing the court as an \u201cinstrument of neocolonial repression.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Burundi became the first country to withdraw from the Rome Statute in 2017, accusing the court of deliberately targeting Africans for prosecution. The Philippines followed in 2018, describing the ICC as a \u201cpolitical tool.\u201d Venezuela announced its departure on Friday, alleging \u201cgeographical bias\u201d against Africa, Latin America and the wider Global South.
\nIn a statement on July 1, the ICC Presidency said the court \u201cstands at the heart of the international system of accountability.\u201d It warned that decisions by member states \u201cto disengage from the Rome Statute risk undermining the collective pursuit of justice and weakening global efforts to end impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
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On Monday, Pan African Forum founder David Nyekorach-Matsanga told RT that ICC cases since 2005 had amounted to \u201cpolitical victimization,\u201d alleging that Washington had influenced one-sided investigations. He cited proceedings involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hamas leaders, Kenya, former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba and former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
\n\u201cAmerica does not want its citizens to be taken to the same court,\u201d Matsanga noted, adding that this has left \u201ca big dent\u201d in the ICC\u2019s credibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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