Sen. Leahy: Reaction to White House Announcement of Sanctions Against Employees of International Criminal Court
June 12, 2020
June 12, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the following statement:
"This announcement is predictable from a President whose idea of justice is to encourage the police to abuse prisoners, pardon his friends, and override the Pentagon in cases of military justice. The White House accuses the ICC of being 'an ineffective and out-of-control international bureaucracy.' To the contrary, the ICC has successfully prosecuted some of the world's worst war criminals, . . .
"This announcement is predictable from a President whose idea of justice is to encourage the police to abuse prisoners, pardon his friends, and override the Pentagon in cases of military justice. The White House accuses the ICC of being 'an ineffective and out-of-control international bureaucracy.' To the contrary, the ICC has successfully prosecuted some of the world's worst war criminals, . . .