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TRUMPs INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Sanctions Over Israel Putin & US Probes
TRUMP Condemned For INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Sanctions Over Israel, Putin and US Probes
British ICC Chief Prosecutor Faces US Travel Ban Under Trump Sanctions
AFP 7 FEB 2025
Karim Khan, the ICCs Chief Prosecutor
Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning International Criminal Court (ICC) officials which is expected to extend to British lawyer Karim Khan, its Chief Prosecutor
The order, signed on Thursday afternoon, comes after the ICC sparked a fierce backlash when it issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, in November.
It places financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their family members who have assisted in ICC investigations of US citizens or the countrys allies such as Israel and Putin.
While it does not specify which officials have been hit by the US travel ban and financial sanctions, the restrictions will probably extend to Mr Khan and others.
In January a Whitehall source told The Telegraph they had been briefed to expect ICC sanctions from Mr Trump an issue that could become a point of tension between the Trump administration and Sir Keir Starmer
Undermines GLOBAL Justice System
The ICC said the move sought to harm its independent and impartial judicial work
The Court stands firmly by its personnel and pledges to continue providing justice and hope to millions of innocent victims of atrocities across the world it said.
The order, signed on Thursday afternoon, comes after the ICC sparked a fierce backlash when it issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, in November.
It places financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their family members who have assisted in ICC investigations of US citizens or the countrys allies such as Israel.
While it does not specify which officials have been hit by the US travel ban and financial sanctions, the restrictions will probably extend to Mr Khan.
In January a Whitehall source told The Telegraph they had been briefed to expect ICC sanctions from Mr Trump an issue that could become a point of tension between the Trump administration and Sir Keir Starmer.
Karim Khan, the ICCs chief prosecutor, could be hit with financial and visa restrictions
The European Commission separately expressed regret, stressing the ICCs key importance in upholding international criminal justice and the fight against impunity.
Speaking last month about the possibility of new sanctions Mr Khan said the ICC would respond accordingly
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