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'We No Longer Want to Be Complicit in Selective Justice:' Burkinabe PM on AES’s Withdrawal From ICC
'We No Longer Want to Be Complicit in Selective Justice:' Burkinabe PM on AES’s Withdrawal From ICC
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Historically, the ICC has "become adept at prosecuting Africans in general," Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the... 28.10.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Historically, the ICC has "become adept at prosecuting Africans in general," Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit. Furthermore, the institution is currently "turning a blind eye to far more serious crimes taking place around the world." For the AES, "withdrawing from the Rome Statute does not mean giving up on justice," as the AES Confederation has its own mechanisms, he explained. At the end of June, Burkina Faso, along with the two other AES member countries, officially initiated its withdrawal from the ICC, deeming it politicized and biased. Find the PM's reasoning in the Sputnik Africa video.
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'We No Longer Want to Be Complicit in Selective, Two-Tiered Justice' Says Burkina Faso's PM on Reasons for AES’s Withdrawal From ICC
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'We No Longer Want to Be Complicit in Selective, Two-Tiered Justice' Says Burkina Faso's PM on Reasons for AES’s Withdrawal From ICC
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Historically, the ICC has "become adept at prosecuting Africans in general," Rimtalba Jean-Emmanuel Ouédraogo told Sputnik Africa on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit.
Furthermore, the institution is currently "turning a blind eye to far more serious crimes taking place around the world."
For the AES, "withdrawing from the Rome Statute does not mean giving up on justice," as the AES Confederation has its own mechanisms, he explained.
At the end of June, Burkina Faso, along with the two other AES member countries, officially initiated its withdrawal from the ICC, deeming it politicized and biased.
Find the PM's reasoning in the Sputnik Africa video.
