US to sanction the president and a prosecutor of international criminal court
Summary
The United States announced sanctions against two top officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The sanctions target ICC leaders involved in investigations related to Israel's actions in Gaza and the West Bank.Key Facts
- The US will sanction Tomoko Akane, the ICC president from Japan, and Abdoulaye Seye, a senior ICC lawyer from Senegal.
- These officials are accused of working on ICC efforts to investigate or prosecute officials from governments that have not agreed to ICC authority.
- The US government calls the ICC biased and claims it has abused its power.
- The US had already sanctioned Karim Khan, an ICC prosecutor investigating Israeli leaders for war crimes.
- President Donald Trump sanctioned the ICC in 2025, saying it unfairly targeted the US and Israel.
- Abdoulaye Seye is reported to be leading an ICC inquiry into Israeli settlement funding and weapons distribution in the West Bank.
- Israeli officials warned that the ICC might issue more arrest warrants for Israeli ministers and military officials involved in West Bank violence.
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