US designates ICC president, lawyer for probing government officials

The United States has designated the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Tomoko Akane of Japan, and the Senior Trial Lawyer, Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, for allegedly engaging in investigations and prosecutions of government officials without the consent of their respective governments. This move comes as part of the Trump Administration's Executive Order 14203, which sanctions the ICC for being a corrupt and politicized supranational court that has abused its authority.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that the U.S. will not tolerate the ICC's assault on state sovereignty and expressed concern over the court's attempts to assert authority over citizens of the U.S. and other countries that have declined its jurisdiction or ratified the Rome Statute. The U.S. vows to continue dismantling the "ICC threat" and expects other nations to join in ending their funding and participation in the "politicized and unaccountable court."

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