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Former ICC Chief Calls US Air Strikes Crimes Against Humanity

11/7/2025

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Ocampo Critiques US

Luis Moreno Ocampo, a former chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), claimed that US air strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats could be classified as crimes against humanity.
He criticized the Trump administration's actions in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific, which resulted in at least 66 deaths over two months.
The White House labeled the ICC as biased and stated that the US is in a formal armed conflict with drug traffickers.
The US is not a signatory to the Rome Statute that established the ICC.

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Hegseth Confirms Casualties

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed two more deaths from strikes on Eastern Pacific vessels, raising the toll to 67 since September.
The Justice Department states the strikes do not constitute acts of war, citing the targets as terrorists.
Critics, including human rights advocates and lawmakers, say the administration is bypassing Congress and escalating military actions without legal justification, with concerns about Maduro's regime.

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Ocampo Critiques US

Luis Moreno Ocampo, a former chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), claimed that US air strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats could be classified as crimes against humanity.
He criticized the Trump administration's actions in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific, which resulted in at least 66 deaths over two months.
The White House labeled the ICC as biased and stated that the US is in a formal armed conflict with drug traffickers.
The US is not a signatory to the Rome Statute that established the ICC.

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