US revokes the entry visa of Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, her office says. Secretary of State Pompeo threatened such action to deter an investigation by the ICC into alleged war crimes by the US in Afghanistan.
"It is our understanding that should not have an impact on the Prosecutor's travel to the US to meet her obligations to the UN, including regular briefings before the UN Security Council," her office said in a statement. "The Office of the Prosecutor has an independent and impartial mandate under the Rome Statute of the ICC.
"Read MorePompeo also warned about potential economic sanctions"if the ICC does not change its course."The US is not a member of the ICC. In November 2017, Bensouda sought authorization to open an investigation into crimes connected to the conflict in Afghanistan. According to a statement from the time, Bensouda's office"determined that there is a reasonable basis to believe" that members of the US armed forces and the CIA committed"war crimes.
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