Lula backtracked on ‘no arrest’ assurance to Putin. What is ICC & can it arrest the Russian president

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The Brazilian president made the earlier statement while being interviewed by Firstpost on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in New Delhi. “I believe that Putin can go easily to Brazil,” da Silva had said. “What I can say to you is that if I’m president of Brazil, and he comes to Brazil, there’s no way he will be arrested.” “We will invite them. We hope they will participate,” da Silva said at a press conference, while adding that it would be up to the judiciary to decide whether to arrest the Russian leader. New Delhi: Two days after announcing...