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Trump administration imposes sanctions on ICC prosecutor investigating alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan
[TheHill] The Trump administration imposed sanctions Wednesday against the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor and one of her (Oh crap, here comes the anti-woman trope.) top aides as the court continues to probe alleged war crimes committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan.  Calling the ICC a "thoroughly broken and corrupted institution," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced sanctions against chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. Sanctions are also being levied against Phakiso Mochochoko, the court’s head of jurisdiction, for "having materially assisted" Bensouda, Pompeo said. The humorous version. Still not tired of winning... Related: Mike Pompeo: 2020-08-23 Trump, Kadhimi launch new chapter in US-Iraq relations Mike Pompeo: 2020-08-22 Why Doesn't China Deploy Fighter Jets to the Spratly Islands? Mike Pompeo: 2020-08-21 U.S. Sanctions Assad's 'Henchman,' Media Advisor Related: Fatou Bensouda: 2020-06-09 ICC: Abbas ripping up Oslo Accords doesn’t change war crimes probe Fatou Bensouda: 2020-06-08 ICC Prosecutor: Israel war crimes probe can go on despite Oslo Accords Fatou Bensouda: 2020-03-06 ICC allows Afghanistan war crimes inquiry to proceed Related: Fatou Bensouda: 2020-06-09 ICC: Abbas ripping up Oslo Accords doesn’t change war crimes probe Fatou Bensouda: 2020-06-08 ICC Prosecutor: Israel war crimes probe can go on despite Oslo Accords Fatou Bensouda: 2020-03-06 ICC allows Afghanistan war crimes inquiry to proceed Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2020-09-03 |
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