Trump imposes sanctions on the ICC, echoing the action of the first term

Washington (TNND) – In his last lot of executive orders on Thursday, President Donald Trump imposed economic and travel sanctions against the international staff of the criminal court involved in American and allies investigations of the United States, namely Israel.

The Trump administration did not immediately release the names of those to whom the sanctions would point. The immediate relatives of the CPI staff will also be punished. The sanctions will include freezing properties and assets and suspension of the entrance to the United States.

“The CPI has affirmed, without a legitimate basis, on the jurisdiction and has opened preliminary investigations on the personnel of the United States and some of its allies, including Israel, and has abused even more of its power by issuing infused arrest orders directed To Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, “Trump said in the executive order.

Last year, the main prosecutor of the ICC, Karim Khan, issued arrest orders for Netanyahu and Gallant stating that his office found evidence to show that Israeli leaders have the responsibility of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Loopincluding the starvation of civilians and intentionally direct attacks against a civilian population. At the same time, Khan’s office issued arrest orders For Hamas leaders for similar crimes, such as violation as a crime of war, hostages and torture as a war crime.

Trump signed a similar order during his first mandate, imposing sanctions on the senior CPI officials. When President Joe Biden assumed the position, he eliminated those sanctions through the executive order. When Trump assumed the position last month, he used another executive order to terminate the executive order of Biden.

Thursday’s executive order followed Netanyahu visit To the White House that ended in Trump announcing that the United States should “take control“Loop.

“None of the countries have recognized the jurisdiction of the ICC, and both nations are thriving democracies with military who strictly adhere to the laws of war. The recent actions of the ICC against Israel and the United States establish a dangerous precedent, putting in Danger directly the current and old staff of the United States, including active members of the Armed Forces service, by exposing them to harassment, abuse and possible arrest, “Trump said.

Thursday’s action was not a big surprise. He asked the best prosecutor of the ICC Karim Khan in a recent interview about the possibility of Trump bringing the sanctions of his first administration.

“The important thing to remember is that this Court … was created because an understanding was made after Nuremberg and realized today that humanity and science can lead us to the stars, but we can also destroy ourselves,” he said Khan “You don’t see after anyone.

In advance of the sanctions against the ICC in a Washington controlled by the Republicans, the American Union of Civil Liberties warned that the sanctions against the CPI “would generate serious constitutional concerns and give a serious blow to the responsibility of human rights, including investigations that the United States has supported. “