ICC Afghan probe

US revokes visa for chief prosecutor

The United States has revoked the visa for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, her office said yesterday, over a possible investigation of American soldiers’ actions in Afghanistan. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda would continue to pursue her duties for the Hague-based court “without fear or favour” despite the ban, her office said in a statement.

The move against Bensouda, a Gambian national, comes weeks after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced restrictions on ICC staff who probe US or allied personnel. “What we can confirm is that the US authorities have revoked the prosecutor’s visa for entry into the US,” the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC said in a statement.

Bensouda’s office said that under the Rome statute governing the ICC — which Washington has declined to join since it was set up in 2002 — she had an “independent and impartial mandate”.

 

ICC Afghan probe

US revokes visa for chief prosecutor

The United States has revoked the visa for the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, her office said yesterday, over a possible investigation of American soldiers actions in Afghanistan. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda would continue to pursue her duties for the Hague-based court without fear or favour despite the ban, her office said in a statement. The move against Bensouda, a Gambian national, comes weeks after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced restrictions on ICC staff who probe US or allied personnel. What we can confirm is that the US authorities have revoked the prosecutors visa for entry into the US, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC said in a statement. Bensoudas office said that under the Rome statute governing the ICC which Washington has declined to join since it was set up in 2002 she had an independent and impartial mandate.