Ukraine's parliament votes to send Viktor Yanukovych to the International Criminal Court
Ukraine's parliament voted yesterday to send fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for "serious crimes" committed during violent antigovernment protests in which scores were killed.
Ukraine's parliament voted yesterday to send fugitive president Viktor Yanukovych to be tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for "serious crimes" committed during violent antigovernment protests in which scores were killed.
A resolution, overwhelmingly supported by the assembly, linked Yanukovych (pictured), who was ousted on Saturday and is now on the run, to police violence against protesters which it said had led to the deaths of more than 100 citizens from Ukraine and other states.
The Hague-based court said it would need a request from the government of Ukraine giving it jurisdiction over the deaths.
With early elections set for May 25, one of Ukraine's most prominent opposition figures, retired world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, confirmed he would run for president.
A government can make a declaration accepting [ICC] jurisdiction
Yanukovych's archrival, former prime minister Yuliya Tymoshenko, is widely seen as a top contender for the post. But her aide said she had not yet declared whether she would run.