Mike Pompeo

President, Donald Trump has sanctions against The Court officials investigating whether U.S. troops committed War Crimes in Afghanistan.

The executive order allows you to to block the USA, The Assets of the International Criminal Court (ICC), employees, and stop you from entering the country.

The ICC described the decision as "not to interfere unreasonably with the rule of law".

Mr Trump has repeatedly criticized The Court and the question of their independence.

The ICC investigation began after a preliminary report found reason To Believe That War Crimes have been committed.

The United States is not a signatory to the Hague-based ICC and does not recognise his authority over American citizens.

On Thursday, shortly after the executive order was signed, Secretary of state Mike Pompeo said That the USA "would be threatened by a kangaroo court".

He added That the latest sanctions could also for Family Members of ICC officials, to prevent them from visiting the United States.

His criticism of The Court was reinforced by Attorney General William Barr , who claims Without Evidence That "foreign powers such as Russia. the Manipulation of the ICC in the pursuit of their own Agenda ".

That the American decision "with the stated objective of influencing the actions of the ICC officials," in The Course of their investigations.

"An attack on the ICC also represents an attack against the interests of the victims of atrocities, crime, and for many of them, The Court is the Last Hope for Justice ," it added.

Rights groups also criticised The Move .

"This attack on the ICC is an attempt to block, to see the victims of serious crimes, whether in Afghanistan, Israel or Palestine, Justice ," Andrea Prasow, the Washington director of human Rights Watch, said in a statement. "Countries That support the international Justice publicly against this blatant attempt by the disability. "

The EU's diplomatic chief also expressed "serious concerns" to the motion.

"has The Court of Justice an important role in the provision of international Justice and the management of the most serious international crimes," Foreign Affairs high representative, Josep Borrell told reporters.

The Investigation into the alleged War Crimes given by the United States and the other in The Afghan conflict has been the Green Light by the ICC earlier this year.

Mr. Pompeo vowed to protect Americans from it. "This is one really breathtaking action on the unexplained, a political institution, in which you as a legal body," He Said at The Time .

the actions of The Taliban , The Afghan government and U.S. troops expected since may 2003 That The Investigation in the probe.

in Afghanistan, is a member of The Court , but officials have also expressed opposition to The Investigation .

In April 2019, a pre-trial chamber at the ICC decided That The Investigation should not proceed, because it is not "in the interest of Justice ."

President Trump has previously troops pardoned followed in the United States for alleged War Crimes in Afghanistan.

in the Past year, his government imposed travel restrictions and other sanctions, the ICC officers.

A criminal investigation for More Than a decade investigating crimes such as deliberate attacks against civilians, detention and extrajudicial executions.

in the case of the secret detention, and on the sites of the CIA.

The Report also said it was reasonable To Believe That The Afghan government had committed tortured prisoners and The Taliban of War Crimes such as the mass killing of civilians.

The ICC is a part of the Global Justice system since 2002, and it is designed to be a prosecution of persons responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and War Crimes .

But The Court is seen to operate as weakened without US involvement.

Source of news: bbc.com