Italy on Friday failed to join France,
Germany, Spain, Britain in a group of 79 countries who signed a
joint declaration as members of the International Criminal Court
(ICC) to criticize US sanctions on the international body.
The declaration said the sanctions imposed by President Donald
Trump "would seriously compromise all the situations currently
under investigation, since the Court may have to close its field
offices", in addition to "increasing the risk of impunity for
the most serious crimes and threatening to erode the rule of
international law".
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said the ICC should be
investigated over the case of wanted Libyan alleged war criminal
Osama Almasri, for whom the Hague court has demanded an
explanation after he was arrested by Italy, released and flown
back to Libya where he allegedly tortures, murders and rapes
migrants as young as five.
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