Saudi Arabia ranked 170 out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2020 World Press Freedom Index. But Saudi Arabia has neither signed nor ratified the international agreement that would make it a part of the ICC. “This is partly because three permanent members of the Security Council — the US, China and Russia — still do not recognize the International Criminal Court.”He noted that the US government had even “taken the step of imposing sanctions on representatives of the International Criminal Court.”Will Germany prosecute? Kaleck said the hurdles of international criminal law were high. “Saudi Arabia is, of course, one of the most powerful economies in the world.

Source: Egypt Independent March 04, 2021 07:30 UTC