The judge is responsible for issuing warrants for Russia’s chief of general staff and its former defense minister
A Moscow court on Monday arrested in absentia Haykel Ben Mahfoudh, an International Criminal Court (ICC) judge, who is facing false imprisonment charges in Russia.
Apart from getting arrested in absentia, the ICC judge has also been placed on the international wanted list, a spokesperson for the court told TASS. The ruling means Ben Mahfoudh will immediately be placed into custody should he ever travel to Russia or get extradited by a third nation.
The false imprisonment charges stem from his ruling to issue arrest warrants for former Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and the country’s Chief of General Staff, Valery Gerasimov. If found guilty, Ben Mahfoudh risks serving up to four years behind bars for the offense, in accordance with Russian law.
The ICC warrants for Shoigu and Gerasimov, which were issued in June over alleged war…
