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U.S. lifts Trump s sanctions on ICC prosecutor, court official
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces not only Biden administration lifted sanctions on Fatou Bensouda, imposed by Trump over her probe into U.S. actions in Afghanistan, but also scraped current visa curbs on certain ICC personnel
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Published: 04.03.21 , 09:39
The United States on Friday lifted sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda that drew international criticism after they were imposed by the administration of former President Donald Trump.
The move, announced by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, lifts sanctions imposed on Bensouda over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
US President Joe Biden on Friday revoked sanctions imposed by former US president Donald Trump on the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the new administration seeks a more cooperative approach, resolving an intense disagreement with European allies.
Then-US secretary of state Mike Pompeo last year denounced the “kangaroo court” in The Hague and imposed financial sanctions and a US visa ban on its Gambian-born chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda.
Pompeo acted after she launched an investigation into alleged war crimes by US military personnel in Afghanistan.
The court in The Hague further annoyed the US by opening an investigation into
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