“The House of Representatives of the US Congress passed a bill on the introduction of sanctions against officials of the International Criminal Court in response to the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The House of Representatives of the US Congress passed a bill on the introduction of sanctions against officials of the International Criminal Court in response to the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Source: CNN
Details: The document provides for sanctions against any court action aimed at investigating or prosecuting protected persons of the United States and its allies. In particular, the draft law provides for a ban on property transactions in the US for persons connected with ICC investigations, as well as the blocking and cancellation of their visas.
Literally: “The House of Representatives passed the ICC sanctions bill in the last session of Congress by a vote of 247 to 155, with 42 Democrats joining the Republicans.”
Details: Republicans, who now control both houses of Congress, brought it up for reconsideration after the Senate failed to support it in the previous session.”
It is expected that the bill will now be sent to the Senate for a final vote.
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Prehistory:
- In November 2024, the ICC accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant, as well as several leaders of the terrorist group “Hamas” of war crimes and issued warrants for their arrest.
- As reports surfaced that the ICC’s chief prosecutor was considering such a course of action, Netanyahu said that any ICC warrants for the arrest of senior Israeli government and military officials “would be an outrage of historic proportions.”
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany believes that the statement of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, who applied to the court for an arrest warrant for high-ranking officials of Israel and, at the same time, leaders of the Hamas terrorists, creates a false impression of equality between them.