US threatens to arrest ICC judge if they pursue American for Afghanistan war crime

The United States threatened to arrest and sanction judges and other officials of the ICC to charge any American who served in Afghanistan with war crimes.

He said the US was prepared to slap financial sanctions and criminal charge on official of the court if they proceed against any Americans.

If the court comes after us, Israel or other US allies, we will not sit' Bolton said.

White House National Security Adviser John Bolton called the Hague-based right body "unaccountable" and "outright dangerous" to the United States, Israel and other allies, and said any probe of US service members will be "an utterly unfounded, unjustifiable investigation."

"W will ban its judge and prosecutors from entering the United States. We will sanction their funds in the US financial system, and will prosecute them in US.