Venezuela's foreign minister said on Friday (local time) the country has formally notified the United Nations of its "irrevocable" decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, which had been conducting a multi-year investigation into members of its armed forces and other officials.

El Gobierno de Venezuela anunció este viernes su decisión "firme e irrevocable" de retirarse de la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI).

Por órdenes de la presidenta encargada venezolana, Delcy Rodríguez, ya se comunicó la decisión al secretario general de Naciones Unidas