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Burundi's vote to withdraw from war crimes court stirs concern in The Hague

Assembly of States Parties President Sidiki Kaba called on Burundi to "engage in a dialogue".

Amsterdam: Burundi's parliamentary vote last week to leave the International Criminal Court poses "a setback in the fight against impunity," the court's governing body said on Tuesday.

Burundi's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Oct. 12 to withdraw from Rome Statute, the 1998 treaty establishing the global court, which would make it the first country to quit.

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