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'Africa Must Claim Right to Render Justice': Burundi's President Reaffirms Choice to Leave ICC
'Africa Must Claim Right to Render Justice': Burundi's President Reaffirms Choice to Leave ICC
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'Africa Must Claim Right to Render Justice': Burundi's President Reaffirms the Choice to Break With Rome StatuteThe decision to withdraw from the ICC addressed... 29.10.2026, Sputnik Africa
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'Africa Must Claim Right to Render Justice': Burundi's President Reaffirms the Choice to Break With Rome StatuteThe decision to withdraw from the ICC addressed concerns regarding the impartiality of international criminal justice, President of Burundi and AU Chairman Évariste Ndayishimiye told Sputnik Africa."However, judicial sovereignty does not equate to impunity: Burundi remains committed to the rule of law," he emphasized.For Ndayishimiye, the absolute priority is to consolidate independent and credible national judicial systems, based on the principle of complementarity.
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'Africa Must Claim Right to Render Justice': Burundi's President Reaffirms the Choice to Break With Rome Statute
The decision to withdraw from the ICC addressed concerns regarding the impartiality of international criminal justice, President of Burundi and AU Chairman Évariste Ndayishimiye told Sputnik Africa.
"However, judicial sovereignty does not equate to impunity: Burundi remains committed to the rule of law," he emphasized.
For Ndayishimiye, the absolute priority is to consolidate independent and credible national judicial systems, based on the principle of complementarity.
