Burundi parliamentarians vote for ICC exit

‘The lower house of parliament in Burundi has voted for the country to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has opened an investigation into alleged atrocities committed in the African country.
“The ICC is a tool being used to try and change power” in Burundi, Aloys Ntakirutimana, a lawmaker from the ruling party, said during a three-hour debate in the national assembly before voting on Wednesday.
During the pre-vote debates in parliament, a few lawmakers were for Burundi’s stay in the ICC. However, 94 parliamentarians voted in favor of an exit, two against and 14 abstained.’
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