Berendsen: Netherlands “disapproves” of new Trump ICC sanctions

Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen has expressed disapproval of the recent sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC). These sanctions targeted the court's president, Tomoko Akane, and senior prosecutor Abdoulaye Saye, who were accused of being involved in the investigation, arrest, detention, or prosecution of officials whose governments have not consented to ICC jurisdiction.

The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has also criticized the ICC, accusing it of waging a war against the United States and vowing to dismantle it brick by brick. Berendsen emphasized the importance of international courts being able to freely carry out their mandates and offered to meet Akane to discuss the Netherlands' continued support.

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