Requirement to restrict employees from updating current absence which is in "In Progress" on ESS

Summary:

We have a client requirement to restrict employees from updating current absence which is in "In Progress" status on ESS.

We are looking to hide the Edit pencil Icon for 'In progress' leaves for specific country Kazakshtan.

If its not possible at country level, Is it possible globally? I have tried putting EL on show component Binding Parameter "Display status" as below but its not validating the EL correctly.

#{bindings.Displaystatus.inputValue!='In progress'}

Please advise if the requirement is feasible or not.