The Moscow City Court has sentenced nine representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to 15 years in prison in absentia, according to a statement from Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office released on December 12.
The court found these officials guilty under multiple articles of the Russian Criminal Code, including Part 2 of Article 299, Part 2 of Article 301, part 1 of Article 30, and Part 2 of Article 360. The charges relate to their roles as a prosecutor and eight judges within the ICC.
