Dominica signs ICC agreement with US
Thursday, May 27, 2004
WASHINGTON, USA: US President George W. Bush
on Tuesday waived restrictions on military aid to Dominica because it has
exempted US soldiers from prosecution by the International Criminal Court.
In a memorandum for US Secretary of State
Colin Powell, Bush noted that Dominica has signed what is known as an Article
98 agreement sparing US military personnel on its territory from ICC
prosecution.
US law mandates the suspension of military
assistance from most ICC member nations that have not signed such accords.
Washington -- which vehemently opposes the
ICC, the world's first permanent tribunal for war crimes and crimes against
humanity -- has waged a worldwide campaign to conclude immunity pacts since
the court came into being in July 2002.
The United States fears the court could
become a forum for politically motivated prosecutions of US citizens,
especially soldiers deployed abroad.
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