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Iran raps US unceasing insanity over blacklisting of ICC prosecutor


The International Criminal Court (ICC) building is seen in The Hague, the Netherlands, January 16, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)

Irans foreign minister has lashed out at the US administration for imposing sanctions on the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), urging Washington to stop its "unceasing insanity".

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

In reaction to the fresh ban, Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US policy of imposing unilateral sanctions "began with individuals, escalated to small, medium and major powers; and NOW international personalities."

"The only way to stop this unceasing insanity is to stop complacency," the Iranian top diplomat added in a Wednesday tweet.

US is imposing sanctions on ICCs chief prosecutor.

Began w/ individuals, escalated to small, medium & major powers; and NOW intl personalities.

The only way to stop this unceasing insanity is to stop complacency.

Submitting for fear of US wrath only INCREASES its appetite.

- Javad Zarif (@JZarif) September 2, 2020
He also urged the international community not to submit "for fear of the US wrath", as it will only "increase its appetite".

‘Attack on rule of law

The ICC also condemned the US administration for imposing sanctions on the international tribunals prosecutor, describing the ban as an attack on international justice and the rule of law.

The sanctions are "unprecedented and constitute serious attacks against the Court, the Rome Statute system of international criminal justice, and the rule of law more generally," the worlds permanent war crimes court said in a statement.

In an attempt to justify the fresh sanctions, Pompeo told reporters that the bans are imposed because "the ICC continues to target Americans."

Pompeo said Phakiso Mochochoko, the head of the ICCs Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division, had also been blacklisted under sanctions authorized by President Donald Trump in June that allow for asset freezes and travel bans.

The State Department also restricted the issuance of visas for individuals Pompeo said were involved in the courts efforts to investigate US personnel, though he did not name those affected.

Pompeo also said that individuals and entities that continue to materially support Bensouda and Mochochoko would risk exposure to sanctions as well.

Bensouda was given the go-ahead by the court in March to investigate whether war crimes were committed in Afghanistan by the Taliban, Afghan military and US forces.

Washington revoked Bensoudas entry visa last year over the possible Afghanistan inquiry. But under an agreement between the United Nations and Washington, she was still able to regularly travel to New York to brief the UN Security Council on cases it had referred to the court in The Hague.

ICC member states, rights groups condemn US bans

Member countries of the International Criminal Court hit out against the "unacceptable" sanctions.

"I strongly reject such unprecedented and unacceptable measures against a treaty-based international organisation," said O-Gon Kwon, president of the ICCs Assembly of States Parties.

Richard Dicker, Human Rights Watch international justice director, also said the move was a "stunning perversion of US sanctions."

"The Trump administration has twisted these sanctions to obstruct justice, not only for certain war crimes victims, but for atrocity victims anywhere looking to the International Criminal Court for justice," he said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was also concerned by the announcement of sanctions, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.

 

SOURCE: PRESS TV

LINK: https://www.ansarpress.com/english/20039


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