Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office applied to the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security and several other countries, requesting the apprehension and extradition to Russia of nine representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC) who were convicted in absentia in Russia.
Russian authorities said all nine individuals named in the application are internationally wanted. The request calls for the court representatives to be arrested and extradited to Russia.
The prison sentences handed down by the court
In December 2025, the Moscow City Court sentenced the nine ICC representatives in absentia to prison terms ranging from 3.5 to 15 years.
The court charged the individuals with deliberately initiating criminal proceedings against an innocent person, carrying out unlawful detention and arrest, and attacking or threatening to attack persons or institutions benefiting from international protection.
The extradition request concerns ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, Court President Piotr Józef Hofmański, First Vice-President Carranza Luz del Carmen Ibáñez, and judges Tomoko Akane, Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez, Bertram Schmitt, René Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou and Haikel Ben Mahfoud.
Moscow’s position on the ICC
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow does not recognize the ICC or the court’s jurisdiction. Peskov also claimed that the international community, including international judicial bodies not recognized by Russia, had ignored the destruction of civilian infrastructure and the killing of civilians in Donbas.
In March 2023, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights.
The court had raised allegations of so-called “deportation” involving people, including children whom Russian authorities claim were taken from conflict zones to safe areas and rescued.
