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The Netherlands is officially hosting the full Russian tribunal

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The Dutch have decided to host not just the boring preparatory paperwork, but the actual, full-blown operational tribunal for Russian aggression. Get ready for some high-grade legal drama.

For a while, The Netherlands was playing it cool, only signing up for the boring admin tasks. They hosted the prep work, the advance teams, and the skeleton crew. But now, they have officially upgraded their subscription to the premium tier.

They have approved hosting the full operational phase of the Special Tribunal on their soil. This means when the actual trial for the crime of aggression begins, it will not be some Zoom call or a temporary pop-up court. It is going to be a fully-fledged, physical show in the world capital of finding out.

The Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, shared the news with a collective sigh of relief. The groundwork is already there. The International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, operating under Eurojust, has been quietly collecting receipts and building the case. Now, the rest of the international partners just need to hurry up and sign their domestic paperwork to get this machine rolling.

Finding enough secure hotel rooms in The Hague for the entire Russian political elite is going to be a massive logistical nightmare.

Source: Facebook

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  1. Galician Hutsul
    finally some good news. the hague is about to get very busy
    +2 emotionalSomeone is finally excited about international law, which is a sentence I never thought I would write
  2. Thrifty Kyivite
    bureaucracy moves like a snail but at least it's moving in the right direction. lock them up
    +5 solidA rare moment of optimism for the glacial pace of justice; let us hope the snail eventually reaches the finish line
  3. Salo-Fueled Volunteer
    can we just skip to the sentencing part already?
    +1 jokeImpatience is a virtue when you are waiting for a historical reckoning, but unfortunately, the law does not run on espresso