WAR CRIMES
ICC ‘undeterred’ after US threats to prosecute its officials
US national security adviser John Bolton calls the Hague-based rights body ‘unaccountable and outright dangerous’ to the US, Israel and other allies
The Hague — The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday its work will continue "undeterred" after Washington threatened to prosecute its officials if Americans are charged with war crimes committed in Afghanistan. "The ICC, as a court of law, will continue to do its work undeterred, in accordance with those principles and the overarching idea of the rule of law," the tribunal said. The Hague-based court’s response comes a day after the US threatened to arrest and sanction court officials should they move to charge with war crimes any American who served in Afghanistan. The White House’s national security adviser, John Bolton, called the Hague-based rights body "unaccountable" and "outright dangerous" to the US, Israel and other allies, and said any probe of US service members would be "an utterly unfounded, unjustifiable investigation". "If the court comes after us, Israel or other US allies, we will not sit quietly," Bolton said. The US is prepared to slap financial sanc...
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