In a vote held on Tuesday, Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, confirmed that lawmakers approved Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), adding that the government will soon inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the decision.
Minister Szijjártó said that ICC’s operations had generated controversy in international politics in recent weeks, referring to the court’s "nonsense actions" such as "issuing a warrant against dead leaders of Hamas". The court, Minister Szijjártó said, had tried "to counterbalance their politically unacceptable decision to include the Israeli prime minister on the list".
"Obviously, the court has become not only unserious but also a politically motivated body, and it is for us if a court is motivated by politics," Minister Szijjártó said, insisting that "Hungary has no place in that organisation".
Minister Szijjártó said that as soon as the decision takes effect and the bill is signed by the president and promulgated, he would immediately send a note to the UN Secretary-General.