ADVERTISEMENTTrump’s order would block the financial assets of court employees and bar them and their immediate relatives from entering the United States. “I deeply regret measures targeting Court officials, staff, and their families.”The Hague-based court was created in 2002 to prosecute war crimes and crimes of humanity and genocide in places where perpetrators might not otherwise face justice. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday denounced the tribunal as a “kangaroo court” that has been unsuccessful and inefficient in prosecuting war crimes. ADVERTISEMENTDutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said in a tweet Friday he was “very disturbed by the United States’ measures” and called on Washington not to sanction ICC staff. “The ICC is crucial in the fight against impunity and in upholding international rule of law,” Blok tweeted.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 12, 2020 09:56 UTC