ＩＣＣ、東京事務所設置検討　赤根所長が表明

　国際刑事裁判所（ＩＣＣ、オランダ・ハーグ）の赤根智子所長は１２日、東京都内で記者会見し、アジア地域の拠点として東京に事務所を設置することを検討していると明らかにした。広報活動に重点を置くことを想定しているという。
　赤根氏は最高検察庁検事などを歴任し、今年３月に日本人として初めてＩＣＣ所長に選出された。会見では「法の支配に基づき、政治的な圧力には屈しない」と強調した。（2024/06/12-20:25）

The International Criminal Court is considering establishing an Asian regional hub office in Tokyo, President Tomoko Akane told a press conference in the Japanese capital Wednesday.
   The new office is expected to focus on public relations.
   Akane was elected president of The Hague-based court in March for the first time as a Japanese national, after serving in posts including at the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office.
   At the press conference, she emphasized that the ICC makes every decision based on the rule of law, resisting any political pressure.
   The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2023 following his country's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In May this year, the ICC's chief prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his country's fighting with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.