US Imposes New Sanctions on ICC President, Senior Lawyer

The US has imposed new sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and a senior trial lawyer, in a move escalating the Trump administration's attacks on the international body. The sanctions, announced by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, target ICC President Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge, and Abdoulaye Seye, a Senegalese trial lawyer.

The US argues that these individuals have engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials whose government has not consented to ICC jurisdiction. The administration maintains that the ICC poses a threat to US personnel and sovereignty, and has previously imposed sanctions on ICC officials for issuing arrest warrants against Israeli officials over the war in Gaza.

The ICC has rejected Washington's approach, stating that measures targeting its staff undermine the rule of law.

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