US visa restrictions over ICC actions

WASHINGTON: The US will impose visa restrictions on people responsible for any International Criminal Court (ICC) probe, a move aimed at preventing actions against the US and its allies in Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.

The Trump administration said in September that if the court launched a probe of war crimes in Afghanistan, it would consider banning ICC judges and prosecutors from entering the US, sanctioning funds they had there and prosecuting them in US courts.

Washington took the first step on Friday with Pompeo’s announcement. |