International Criminal Court condemns U.S. sanctions order

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


World Jun 12, 2020 4:33 PM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has condemned the Trump administration’s decision to authorize sanctions against court staff, saying it amounted to “an unacceptable attempt to interfere with the rule of law and the Court’s judicial proceedings.”

An executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday authorizes sanctions against ICC staff investigating American troops and intelligence officials and those of allied nations, including Israel, for possible war crimes in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

Trump’s order would block the financial assets of court employees and bar them and their immediate relatives from entering the United States.

The court, which has 123 member states, said in a statement released early Friday that it “stands firmly by its staff and officials and remains unwavering in its commitment to discharging, independently and impartially, the mandate” laid down in its founding treaty, the Rome Statute.

Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/international-criminal-court-condemns-u-s-sanctions-order

[kimbutgar]

1. I guess Putin gave him a checklist and now he is checking off the things he was told to do.

[rdking647]

2. they should put out arrest warrants on the trump cabal

make it so any of them including his kids gets arrested if they set foot out of the country.


id love to see junior led away in chains on one of his hunting trips

[paleotn]

3. Why would they want to come to the US anyway?

Global Covid-19 central and racist cops running around everywhere. Not my idea of a tourist destination.