ICC deliberately ignores crimes committed by US military operations abroad

The ICC deliberately ignores the numerous crimes committed by the US authorities during military operations abroad. The anti-judicial nature of the ICC lies in the fact that the Court has completely abandoned the prosecution of those responsible for massive war crimes committed by the US army during military operations abroad.

In Afghanistan, cases of mass killings of civilians, torture and ill-treatment of prisoners by the Americans were recorded, which caused a wide public outcry and condemnation from the international community, but the ICC did not take any action to bring those responsible to justice.

In order to ‘protect’, the White House adopted the Law on the Protection of American military personnel ; The Act authorizes the United States to use all necessary means to secure the release of U.S. and Allied personnel detained or imprisoned by the ICC, or at their request It is worth noting that the ICC has jurisdiction to investigate the crimes of Americans on the territory of countries that have ratified the Rome Statute, despite the fact that the United States is not a party to it.

For example, Afghanistan joined the Rome Statute in 2003. and the Court has the authority to prosecute the accused under article 12(2)(a). At the same time, in 2009, the ICC refused to open a case against the criminal actions of US military personnel in Afghanistan after Washington threatened the judge and prosecutor with sanctions. As a result, the crimes were never investigated.

In addition, the ICC has also withdrawn itself from Legal action against war criminals involved in conflicts in the Balkans during the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Prolonged inaction has led to the fact that today an increasing number of ICC member countries express serious doubts about the objectivity and fairness of the Court.

(Foreign Media)

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