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U.S. revokes visa for ICC prosecutor

Published : 05 Apr 2019, 22:38

Updated : 05 Apr 2019, 22:44

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Fatou Bensouda (front), chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), briefs the Security Council on the situation in Libya at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Nov. 2, 2018.File Photo Xinhua.

The US has revoked the entry visa for the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda,reports BBC.

The decision is thought to be the US response to Ms Bensouda's investigation into possible war crimes by American forces and their allies in Afghanistan.

The US secretary of state had warned the US might refuse or revoke visas to any ICC staff involved in such probes.

Ms Bensouda's office said the ICC prosecutor would continue to her duties "without fear or favour".

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