The State Department has announced the lifting of sanctions from Pato Bensuda, the chief prosecutor in The Hague tribunal who will soon end her term, and against another senior member of the court • However, the statement said:
Pato Bensuda, Joe Biden
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The prosecutor who decided to investigate Israel was relieved:
the Biden administration this evening (Friday) lifted the sanctions on the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague Pato Bensuda and the head of the tribunal, Pakisu Mochukoku.
This week, the administration's intention to do so was reported in the American journal Foreign Policy.
However, the State Department said in a statement this evening: "We are still in deep disagreement with the International Court of Justice over the situation in Afghanistan and the Palestinian people.
"Opening unfair investigations"
The order, signed by former President Trump, authorizes the US State Department and Treasury to impose sanctions on senior members of The Hague tribunal for "opening unfair investigations into U.S. operations in Afghanistan." Trump also approved the extension of visa restrictions against International Court of Justice officials and their families.
As you may recall, Basoda officially announced earlier this month the opening of an investigation into war crimes in Judea and Samaria and Gaza.
It will be clarified that the investigation will also apply to the Palestinian Authority, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
