In particular, the president will sign an order that wants to impose financial restrictions and limit visa to travel to the United States to “CPI persons who work together in judicial investigations against American citizens or allies in Washington.”
The President of the United States, Donald TrumpWill sign an executive order on Thursday to punish the International Criminal Court (CPI) “for his actions against the United States and his allies”, such as Israel, an official of the White House has confirmed.
According to the official agenda, Trump is planning to sign various executive orders. The content of these orders has not been unveiled, but an official from the White House has improved that one of them will impose sanctions on the ICC.
In particular, the order aims to impose financial restrictions and to limit visas to travel to the United States “Persons of the CPI who work together in judicial investigations against American citizens or allies of Washington.”
The signing of this executive order arrives after the Trump meeting on Tuesday With the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamín Netanyahuwhose In November The CPI pointed out with a arrest order For alleged war crimes and humanity in the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu visits Washington until Saturday and held meetings with important figures of the congress and the government, including Minister of Defense, Pete Hegseeth.
For his part, the president of the European Council, António CostaHas influenced EU support to the “essential” work of the International Criminal Court (CPI) with “the victims of some of the most terrible crimes in the world.”
The Costa message, which has shared on social networks, comes after the Portuguese met this Thursday with the president of the ICC, the judge Tomoko Akaneat the council’s head office in Brussels.
“The CPI plays one Essential role in the law of rights to the victims of some of the most terrible crimes in the world. Independence and impartiality are crucial characteristics of the court. The EU maintains its dedication to put an end to impunity and the accountability for all violations of international law, “in writing.
The coastal meeting with Akane has focused precisely on the possible American sanctions and how they can influence the institution, and “possible ways in which the EU could strengthen support for an important institution in international law”, as reported as a European source.
In 2020During his first term (2017-2021), Trump already imposed sanctions against the then public prosecutor of the ICC, Fatou Bensouda and one of his most important advisers because of an investigation from the court for alleged war crimes committed by American troops in Afghanistan.
Trump’s measure arrives after last week Senate DemocratsIn a minority in that room, they will block an attempt under the leadership of the Republicans to punish the ICC in response to their arrest against Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant.
The CPI, founded by the statute of Rome, is an international court with the mission to assess people accused of war crimes, humanity and genocide. United States, China, Russia and Israel They are not a member of the court and therefore do not recognize their jurisdiction.
Source: EITB
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