International Criminal Court officials sanctioned by US

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Source: BBC

International Criminal Court officials sanctioned by US

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The US has imposed sanctions on senior officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. ... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the court of "illegitimate attempts to subject Americans to its jurisdiction".

The Hague-based ICC is currently investigating whether US forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan. ... The US has criticised the court since its foundation and is one of a dozen states which have not signed up.

Balkees Jarrah, senior counsel at the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch, condemned the sanctions as a "shameful new low for US commitments to justice for victims of the worst crimes". ... Mr Pompeo's move marked a "stunning perversion of US sanctions, devised to penalize rights abusers and kleptocrats, to target those prosecuting war crimes", she tweeted.

Created by a UN treaty in 2002, the ICC investigates and brings to justice those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, intervening when national authorities cannot or will not prosecute.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54003527

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Hat tip, Joe.My.God

JoeMyGod Retweeted

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BREAKING: The Trump administration has put Fatou #Bensouda, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (
@IntlCrimCourt
) and one of her top aids, on the sanctions list historically reserved for war criminals and international terrorists.

https://treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/sdnnew20.pdf

Link to tweet

https://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/sdnnew20.pdf

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL
CHANGES TO THE Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
SINCE JANUARY 1, 2020

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09/02/20
The following [ICCP-EO13928] entries have been
added to OFAC's SDN List:
BENSOUDA, Fatou (a.k.a. BENSOUDA, Fatou
Bom); DOB 31 Jan 1961; POB Banjul, The
Gambia; nationality The Gambia; Gender
Female; Passport D0015886 (individual) [ICCPEO13928].

BENSOUDA, Fatou Bom (a.k.a. BENSOUDA,
Fatou); DOB 31 Jan 1961; POB Banjul, The
Gambia; nationality The Gambia; Gender
Female; Passport D0015886 (individual) [ICCPEO13928].

[CloudWatcher]

1. Appalling!!

We should be joining the ICC, not making the world safe for corruption.

[llashram]

2. no surprise

with these lawless criminals running our government

[The Magistrate]

3. No One Else Will Co-Operate In This, Sir

It merely sinks us even lower in world standing.

[Midnight Writer]

4. Remember when the USA used to take the lead in condemning war crimes?

Remember when the world used to look to the USA as a symbol of justice?

Remember when the USA had competent, sincere leaders striving to make the world better?

[Bayard]

5. trump is afraid of being hauled in by the ICC

For what he's done on our Southern border.

[2naSalit]

6. Fuck that asswiped pompous ass!

He's afraid he AND most of the cabinet and the whole crime family will end up being tried there. I sincerely hope they do end up being tried there.

In fact, one of the first thing Biden should do is act to have the US join the ICC.

Fuck impunity.

[former9thward]

11. Biden won't for the same reason Bush and Obama didn't.

The U.S. will not allow its military to be subject to prosecution by countries which are enemies.

[ck4829]

7. Interesting timing...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142574089

[Laelth]

8. This is outrageously and unnecessarily belligerent.

I am ashamed.

-Laelth

[rpannier]

9. To be fair

The Prosecutor is a woman and she is black.
With Trump, it is possible it has nothing directly to do with Afghanistan

[ck4829]

10. Kick