Cinema for Peace affilated organisation, The Court of the Citizens of the World, issues arrest warrant for Putin

Cinema for Peace’s sister organisation, The Court of the Citizens of the World, found Putin guilty for crimes of aggression in Ukraine. The Guardian reports:

“Russian President Vladimir Putin should face charges for committing more than 1,000 instances of crimes of aggression against Ukraine, a “people’s court” found Friday, saying he should be tried “as soon as possible”.

The verdict by the court — also calling itself the “Ukraine Tribunal” — comes one year after Moscow’s invasion of its neighbour and is largely symbolic as it has no legal powers.

“The Court of the Citizens of the World… has heard sufficient credible evidence to support a finding that there exists substantial grounds to believe that the president of the Russian Federation used grievous and destructive armed force… against Ukraine,” one of the court’s three judges said reading the verdict.

It finds “that there are substantial grounds for the confirmation of an indictment to be issued against President Vladimirovich Putin for more than 1,000 instances of crimes of aggression committed against the territory and the people of Ukraine,” judge Zak Yacoob said.”

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Eternal Flame and the Unknown Soldier’s Grave in Alexander Garden during an event marking Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow, on February 23, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik / AFP)