Ukraine's interim President Olexander Turchynov has warned of
the dangers of separatism following the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych.
According to BBC, his
comments came amid continuing opposition in Ukraine's Russian-speaking regions
to the new administration in Kiev.
The formation of a unity
government has been delayed until Thursday.
Parliament has now voted
strongly in favor of trying Mr Yanukovych at the International Criminal Court
(ICC).
Ukraine is not a
signatory to the ICC convention. It is reported that it is by no means
automatic that the ICC would accept a case from Ukraine.
The ICC is a court of
last resort, according to BBC correspondent – “It will only try a case if the
country concerned is genuinely unwilling or unable to do so”.
A
spokesman for the court told the BBC that states cannot ask the ICC to
investigate a specific individual, only a set of events. The decision to
prosecute an individual would rest with the ICC prosecutor.
