enquiry read as follows: “We can confirm that US authorities have revoked the Prosecutor’s visa for entry into the US”.
The note continues that it’s their understanding that the decision should have no impact on Fatou Bensouda’s travel to the United States to meet her obligations to the UN in New York, including her regular briefings to the Security Council. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in March warned that Washington would impose visa restrictions on persons responsible for the pursuit of any probe against the country at the International Criminal Court.
The move was seen as an attempt by the administration of President Donald Trump to put the brakes on a preliminary investigation launched by the ICC Prosecutor in 2017 into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan since May 2003.Just in: We can confirm that the ICC Prosecutor’s visa for entry to the USA has been revoked after Secretary of State Michael Pompeo threatened to do so last month- against any person pursuing investigations against United States at the Court.
So funny still some Africans believe there exist democray in the states.
😂 😂 😂 'Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in March warned that Washington would impose visa restrictions on persons responsible for the pursuit of any probe against the USA at the International Criminal Court.'
The same US that pursued Lybia via an ICC warrant of arrest on Gaddafi despite Lybia not being a member of the ICC? Today they're revoking ICC peoples visas on the bases that the US mustn't be prosecuted because they're not a member of the ICC...? Nice...