The president of the country, whose term is expiring, rejects the warrant of the International Criminal Court.
Mexican President Lopez Obrador
During a government press conference while Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador responded to the question is whether the country will arrest dictator Putin if he arrives.
As Reuters writes, the head of state, whose term expires in just two months, said that the government supposedly “cannot do this because that this is none of our business.”
Putin's visit to Mexico may take place on October 1, when the inauguration of the newly elected president of the republic, Claudia Sheinbaum, is scheduled. The Kremlin dictator has received an official invitation.
Ignoring the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Putin would be a flagrant violation of the Rome Statute, ratified by Mexico, according to which the country recognizes the jurisdiction of the ISS on its territory.
- The European Union called on Mexico to fulfill its obligations to arrest.
