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| Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court | |
| 2020-06-11 | |
| [Arutz 7] - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on individuals involved in the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan Thursday. A senior administration official said the investigation is "being pushed forward by an organization of dubious integrity," Reuters reported. The official further stated that the US government suspects that the court is being manipulated by Russia to launch the investigation against America. The order authorizes US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to freeze assets of ICC officials involved in the investigation. In addition, Pompeo will be authorized to block these officials from entering the US.
"Despite our demand, the tribunal has also politically persecuted Israel, our ally," Trump said. The Israeli government was aware that such an order would be forthcoming following Secretary Pompeo's visit to the Jewish State last month. Pompeo delivered an unusually harsh statement against the ICC for launching investigations out of political motives. "The International Criminal Court is a political body, not a judicial institution. This unfortunate reality has been confirmed yet again by the ICC Prosecutor's attempt to assert jurisdiction over Israel, which like the United States, is not a party to the Rome Statute that created the Court," Pompeo said. Related: International Criminal Court: 2020-06-10 Sudanese army reiterates ‘irreversible dissolution’ of paramilitary forces International Criminal Court: 2020-06-10 First Sudanese government suspect to face ICC judges for Darfur crimes International Criminal Court: 2020-06-09 ICC: Abbas ripping up Oslo Accords doesn’t change war crimes probe | |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #3 We should not cede any sovereignty to any bodies such as the UN or ICC. Our Constution is our governing legal document. We should resist any attempts by globalists and our enemies, many of which are failed states dictate so-called justice to us. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-06-11 17:20 |
| #2 Good. The ICC has long been nothing more than a kangaroo court against the US, motivated by our enemies. Fuck them. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-06-11 16:57 |
| #1 This is a great move. Un-elected, unaccountable, untouchables and very highly paid. |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-06-11 16:29 |