ICC slams US decision to sanction the court’s president and a senior prosecution lawyer
Summary
The U.S. government has imposed sanctions on senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including its president and a senior lawyer. The ICC condemned these actions as threats to its independence and promised to continue its work to investigate serious crimes worldwide.Key Facts
- The U.S. sanctioned ICC president Tomoko Akane from Japan and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye from Senegal.
- The sanctions freeze any of their assets in the U.S. and bar them from accessing the U.S. financial system.
- The Trump administration has sanctioned nine of the ICC’s 18 judges and several senior officials.
- The U.S. accuses the ICC of overstepping by investigating officials from countries not members of the court, such as the U.S. and Israel.
- ICC officials say such sanctions threaten the integrity of international law and their ability to work independently.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the ICC “corrupt” and said the U.S. is working to weaken it.
- Several countries, including Venezuela and Chad, have announced plans to leave the ICC in response.
- Sanctions disrupt the daily lives of ICC officials, limiting their travel and access to financial services.
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