US welcomes Venezuela's decision to quit 'corrupt and worthless ICC'

US welcomes Venezuela's decision to quit 'corrupt and worthless ICC'

The United States welcomes the new Venezuelan government's partnership on American-led efforts to dismantle the “corrupt and worthless ICC”, the US State Department said. 

In a statement on X, the State Department welcomed interim president Delcy Rodriguez’s decision to withdraw from the ICC.  

It said the "so-called court has been ‘investigating’ Nicolas Maduro since 2018 with no result”.

“The ICC has instead wasted its resources on investigating and charging persons from countries that have competent, independent judicial systems and which never submitted to the jurisdiction of the court,” the statement said.

“This is blatant overreach, political bias and selective enforcement. The ICC is neither credible, independent, nor legitimate,” it adds. 

The statement comes after ICC member states voted on Friday to remove chief prosecutor Karim Khan over misconduct claims. ...