The Trump administration has revoked the U.S. visa of the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, who has reported that American personnel may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, shown at the International Criminal Court in The Hague this week, has had her U.S. visa revoked.
The State Department confirmed that Bensouda’s U.S. visa had been revoked and said,"The United States will take the necessary steps to protect its sovereignty and to protect our people from unjust investigation and prosecution by the International Criminal Court." Bensouda's office said the revocation of her visa shouldn't affect her travel to the U.S. for meetings, including regular briefings at the United Nations Security Council. The prosecutor is expected to brief the Security Council next month on her investigations in Libya.
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