Venezuela Notifies UN of ICC Withdrawal Under Interim President Rodriguez

Venezuela formally notified the UN on July 24, 2026 of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, with Foreign Minister Plasencia calling the decision "irrevocable." Interim President Delcy Rodriguez ordered the exit; she assumed office after the US removed former President Maduro in a January 2026 military operation. The ICC has an active probe into Venezuela's 2017 protest crackdown, though withdrawal does not immediately end jurisdiction over alleged crimes from that period.