Venezuela notifies UN of withdrawal from ICC

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia gestures as he speaks during a news conference on the situation of the Embassy of Venezuela in Bolivia, at the Foreign Ministry office, in Caracas, Venezuela January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

July ⁠24 (Reuters) - Venezuela has ⁠formally notified the ‌United Nations of its "irrevocable" decision to ​withdraw from ⁠the International ⁠Criminal Court, Foreign Minister ⁠Felix ‌Plasencia said ⁠on Friday.

The government justified ​the ‌move by alleging ⁠a "geographical ​bias" within the court, ⁠claiming it disproportionately ​targets nations in the Global South, ⁠specifically across Africa and Latin America, Plasencia said ​in ⁠a post on ​X.

(Reporting ‌by Reuters Staff; ​Editing by Chris Reese)