US imposes sanctions on top international criminal court officials

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The US has imposed sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court, Fatou Bensouda, in the latest of a series of unilateral and radical foreign policy moves.

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The US Treasury issued a statement saying Bensouda and Mochochoko had been deemed "specially designated nationals", grouping them alongside terrorists and narcotics traffickers, blocking their assets and prohibited US citizens from having any dealings with them.

In June, Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing sanctions on ICC officials involved in investigating Americans, in response to the court's decision to open an inquiry into war crimes committed by all sides in Afghanistan.

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The US was roundly condemned for its anti-ICC campaign, which was not supported by any other western democracy or US ally apart from Israel.

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The decision to escalate its campaign against the ICC is one of a series of radical steps the Trump administration has taken on foreign policy that have left it isolated on the world stage.

On Monday, it was alone in voting against a counter-terrorism resolution in the UN security council. On other recent council votes involving US efforts to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran, Washington has only managed to secure the support of the Dominican Republic.

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US imposes sanctions on top international criminal court officials

Mike Pompeo says ICC ‘continues to target Americans’ as Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko have assets blocked

www.theguardian.com

 

[Fuzzy]

International Criminal Court officials sanctioned by US

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54003527 This is such a disgusting move, punishing officials and sheltering war criminals from prosecution. The US loses more and more credibility every day Trump is in office.

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