U.S. to impose visa restrictions on people responsible for any International Criminal Court probe
1 / 2The International Criminal Court building is seen in The HagueFILE PHOTO: The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de WouwBy Lesley Wroughton
"These visa restrictions may also be used to deter ICC efforts to pursue allied personnel, including Israelis, without allies' consent." A director at Human Rights Watch, Andrea Prasow, described the announcement as a"thuggish attempt to penalize investigators" at the court.
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