Russia requests ICC leaders' extradition, draws Japan protest

Russian prosecutors have requested the extradition of senior International Criminal Court figures including its President Tomoko Akane, in a move the Japanese government called "unjustified and unacceptable" on Friday.The Russian Prosecutor General's Office on Thursday sent requests to the Netherlands and other countries for the handover of nine senior ICC figures convicted by a Russian court in absentia in December, including Japanese national Akane.In 2023, the court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin, among others, alleging his responsibility for the unlawful dep…READ FULL ARTICLE