US sanctions ICC prosecutor over Afghanistan ‘war crimes’ investigation
ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda
The U.S. is placing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda over the continued investigations of U.S. persons, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Wednesday.
Also added to the sanctions list is Phakiso Mochochoko, the head of the ICC’s jurisdiction division.
This year, the Trump administration imposed economic sanctions on ICC employees involved in investigating U.S. troops for potential war crimes in Afghanistan.
The ICC was established in 2002 by the international community – with the U.S. declining to join – to prosecute war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity in places where perpetrators might not otherwise face justice.
Pompeo said that since the U.S. was not part of the ICC, the investigations were “illegitimate.” (NAN)
812165 139920I appreciate you taking the time to create this post. It has been actually valuable to me undoubtedly. Value it. 571626
496984 633289I was curious if you ever thought of changing the structure of your website? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say. But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for only having 1 or two pictures. Maybe you could space it out better? 278439
649138 989258Glad to be 1 of many visitants on this awing web web site : D. 632109