Venezuela notifies UN of withdrawal from ICC
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Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia gestures as he speaks during a news conference on the situation of the Embassy of Venezuela in Bolivia, at the Foreign Ministry office, in Caracas, Venezuela January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
July 24 (Reuters) - Venezuela has formally notified the United Nations of its "irrevocable" decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia said on Friday.
The government justified the move by alleging a "geographical bias" within the court, claiming it disproportionately targets nations in the Global South, specifically across Africa and Latin America, Plasencia said in a post on X.
(Reporting by Reuters Staff; Editing by Chris Reese)
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