Trump admin sanctions ICC president, senior trial lawyer
The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Tuesday against the president of the International Criminal Court and a senior trial lawyer, escalating its campaign against the Hague-based tribunal over its investigations of Israeli and U.S. officials.“The International Criminal Court is a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate,” Rubio said. “We will not tolerate its assault on state sovereignty.”The Trump administration has vowed to dismantle the court, which issued arrest warrants in 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Israel and the United States are not parties to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the ICC, though the court maintains that it has jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in Palestinian territories.The tribunal has also investigated alleged crimes by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, prompting longstanding opposition from Washington.The…
The Trump administration sanctioned International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, escalating its campaign against the tribunal. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the ICC "is a corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority." The sanctions target their involvement in ICC efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials from governments that have not consented to the court's jurisdiction, specifically citing investigations into Israeli and U.S. officials. The U.S. and Israel are not parties to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC. This move follows previous U.S. sanctions against ICC judges and prosecutors and comes amid a wave of withdrawals from the Rome Statute by several African nations.
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