US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan as part of its campaign against the body that it accuses of being "politicized." Washington also slapped sanctions on ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal in the Trump administration's latest salvo against The Hague-based court. "These individuals have directly engaged…
The United States has sanctioned International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan and ICC Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, as part of its ongoing campaign against the court, which it alleges is politicized. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that these individuals have participated in the ICC's efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials without their governments' consent to ICC jurisdiction.
In response, the ICC accused the United States of undermining the rule of law, asserting that threatening judicial actors risks jeopardizing the international legal order. The United States, not a party to the treaty establishing the ICC, has imposed sanctions on several of its officials, barring them from entering the US and conducting financial transactions within the US system.
This move comes in response to the ICC's 2024 arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war, as well as other investigations.
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- US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan al-monitor.com
- US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan hindustantimes.com
