The Hague Criminal Court: Chief Prosecutor Bensouda on the US sanctions list

The International Criminal Court in The Hague is investigating possible war crimes in Afghanistan. Since the investigation could also be directed against US soldiers, Washington included the chief prosecutor on the sanctions list.

The United States has included Fatou Bensouda, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, on the sanctions list for investigations against US security forces. This was announced by the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo. He said that the head of the ICC division, Phakiso Mochochoko, was also being punished for his support of Bensouda.

In addition, his ministry has restricted the issuance of visas to certain criminal court employees, according to Pompeo. He called the court “a broken and corrupt institution” that, sadly, continues to repress Americans. Those who support Bensouda in his work must also expect sanctions.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, had already approved an order in June, according to which, among other things, the possessions of the employees of the court in the United States can be frozen.

The United States rejects the court

In March, the International Criminal Court cleared the way for investigations of possible war crimes in Afghanistan, including against US soldiers and employees of the US intelligence service CIA. The court processes war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. 123 states have ratified the court’s basic treaty, the so-called Roman statutes. The United States is not a State party to the Court of Justice and has been strictly opposed to it for years.