In 2023, Russia initiated criminal proceedings and issued arrest warrants against ICC judges and prosecutors.

Omissions

• The formal in-absentia arrest orders and convictions of the ICC prosecutor and judges by the Moscow City Court are documented for 2024–2025 (sentences handed down on 12 December 2025), not 2023; the 2023 step was the opening of a criminal case by Russia's Investigative Committee (20 March 2023).
• The claim compresses a multi-year retaliatory process (criminal case in 2023, wanted-list placement, in-absentia trial and sentencing in 2025) into a single year.
• No primary Russian judicial or investigative document was located within the search budget; the confirmation rests on established news outlets and a UN human rights office statement.

Sources

• PrimaryUN OHCHR (Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights)Prosecutor Khan received a 15-year sentence, and all defendants were convicted in absentia and declared internationally wanted.
• SecondaryReutersRussia's top investigative body said on Monday it had opened a criminal case against the International Criminal Court prosecutor and judges.
• SecondaryAl JazeeraRussia's top investigative body has opened a criminal case against the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor and judges who issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin.
• SecondaryThe Moscow Times"The court found that ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan unlawfully initiated criminal proceedings against Russian citizens from February to March 2022" — Moscow City Court convicted ICC judges and the prosecutor in absentia on 12 December 2025.