NEW YORK (VINnews) — International Criminal Court (ICC) judge Nicolas Guillou has revealed that he is facing severe restrictions on daily life, including being unable to access bank accounts or online services, due to US sanctions imposed on him after he participated in issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to Guillou, nearly all financial and digital services in France are US-controlled, leaving him cut off from basic transactions and online platforms.
The French judge, who presided over the ICC panel that issued the warrant in 2024, said he could no longer use his bank card, order from Amazon, book through Airbnb, or complete transactions on Expedia and Booking.com.
“We are going 30 years back in time. It’s like a time machine returning us to a pre-digital world,” he told France TV.
French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly written seven letters requesting the lifting of the sanctions, but US authorities have yet to respond favourably. A source at the Elysee told the broadcaster that France continues to pursue the matter through diplomatic channels and regretted the lack of a positive response from Washington.
krigo666@lemmy.world 3 days ago
We need to advance as fast as possible with Wero and other European options. I’m writing my banks to enquire about timelines, we all should do it and request replacement cards. Here in Portugal we have a unified banking network called Multibanco (we have had for 40 years now), I always choose it instead of whatever network my cards are in.
Also, use money. No tracking from banks.