US blacklists ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda over Afghanistan war crimes probe
Phakiso Mochochoko, the head of the ICC's jurisdiction, complementarity and co-operation division, has also been blacklisted
02 September 2020 - 23:39
Washington — The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Pompeo also said Phakiso Mochochoko, the head of the ICC's jurisdiction, complementarity and co-operation division, had also been blacklisted under sanctions authorised by President Donald Trump in June that allow for asset freezes and travel bans...
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