The main thing is timing

The main thing is timing

The authorities of Tajikistan are working on the issue of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Last week, the lower house of Parliament (the House of Representatives), at an extraordinary meeting of the House Council, considered a draft resolution "On the termination of the Statute of the International Criminal Court," the country's parliament reported.

No other details about the meeting were provided. The authorities of Tajikistan have not yet made any official statements on this matter.

It is known that Tajikistan signed the Rome Statute in 1998 and ratified it in 2000. The republic became the first country in the post-Soviet space and in Central Asia to ratify the Rome Statute.

It should be particularly noted that the ICC has found itself involved in a number of scandalous stories. One of the most recent is the suspension of Prosecutor Karim Khan, who is accused of sexual harassment. Following this, several member states of the Rome Statute of the ICC began discussing the future of the organization. Representatives of a number of countries held informal consultations. They discussed options for resolving the difficulties that arose after Karim Khan stepped down from his post.

Meanwhile, the ICC is preparing for the election of a chief prosecutor. The procedure was initiated after Khan's suspension. A diplomatic source reported that the relevant department will prepare a detailed document on the organization of the electoral process. This decision was approved at a meeting of the court's oversight body in mid-August.

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