Russia has placed on its wanted list another judge from the International Criminal Court, which issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin earlier this year. 

The Russian interior ministry said that Sergio Gerarde Ugaldo Godinez, a Costa Rican judge at the Hague-based court, was “wanted in the framework of a criminal investigation”. It did not provide details of the allegations against him. 

Russia has previously issued arrest warrants for Karim Khan, an ICC prosecutor, and several judges. In September, Moscow also revealed that it was seeking the arrest of Piotr Hofmanski, the ICC president. 

It comes after the court announced an arrest warrant for Putin in March, on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. 

The ICC also issued a warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s presidential commissioner for children’s rights, on similar charges. 

Russia has insisted that the warrant against Putin is “void”, but it has restricted his ability to travel abroad.

Follow the latest developments below.