Hungary to pull out of ‘political’ ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest

Israeli PM, who is wanted by the court, hails Viktor Orban's bold and principled' decision to leave the corrupt' body

Hungary will leave the international criminal court because it has become political", the country's prime minister, Viktor Orban, said as he welcomed his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanhayu - the subject of an ICC arrest warrant - to Budapest for an official visit.

Standing beside Netanyahu at the start of the four-day visit, Orban said Hungary was convinced the otherwise very important court" had diminished into a political forum".