ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda sanctioned By Trump Administration
WASHINGTON – The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions against the prosecutor of the International Criminal Courtย (ICC), Fatou Bensouda.
The 59-year-old Bensouda, a Gambian national, had angered the Trump administration by opening an investigation into crimes allegedly committed by American soldiers in Afghanistan.
During a briefing Wednesday at the State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeoโฏannounced sanctions against Bensouda, adding that any individual or entity who materially assisted her also would be subject to sanctions.
In June, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order authorizing sanctions against โofficials, employees and agents, as well as members of their immediate familiesโย working at the ICC.
โThese attacks constitute an escalation and an unacceptable attempt to interfere with the rule of law and the court’s judicial proceedings,โ Bensouda told VOA in an interview later in June.
โAn attack on the ICC also represents an attack against the interests of victims of atrocity crimes, for many of whom the ICC represents the last hope for justice,โโฏย โฏshe said.
Bensoudaโs name has been added to the list of sanctioned individuals,ย the U.S. Treasury Departmentย noted in a Wednesday release.
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ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda sanctioned By Trump Administration
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