Venezuela will withdraw from International Criminal Court, foreign minister says

Venezuela will withdraw from International Criminal Court, foreign minister says Venezuela will withdraw from the International Criminal Court over the tribunal's perceived bias, the nation's foreign minister, Felix Plasencia, has said. The announcement comes amid an ongoing ICC investigation into alleged crimes against humanity committed under ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro's government. Interim leader Delcy Rodriguez, who took over after US forces ousted Maduro in January, had instructed the move, he added.