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The staff of the International Criminal Court who are investigating possible war crimes committed by the US military in Afghanistan are denied visas, said Friday, March 15 the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
With our correspondent in San Francisco, Eric de Salve
The Pentagon's goal is clear: to prevent any investigation by the International Criminal Court into possible war crimes committed by the US military . The way is simple: US visa ban for ICC employees involved in this investigation.
Visas already granted will be revoked, applications will be refused, the ban has already come into effect, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, adding that the restriction also applies to US allies like Israel.
The ICC, the bane of the Trump administration
The sanctions follow the November 2017 decision of ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by US soldiers in Afghanistan. Since then, the institution responsible for trying war crimes and against humanity has become the bane of the Trump administration.
Last September, the US President's national security adviser took on an unprecedented violence against this international court, calling it " ineffective, irresponsible and downright dangerous ." " The ICC is already dead to us ," said John Bolton, promising sanctions.
In addition to visa restrictions, Washington also threatens to impose sanctions, including economic sanctions, if the ICC " does not change its attitude, " adds Mike Pompeo.