THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Luke Nicastro) - U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Top ICC Officials
State of the Union: Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the move as part of an effort to “dismantle” the court. The post U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Top ICC Officials appeared first on The American Conservative .
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the imposition of new sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) president Tomoko Akane and ICC senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye on Tuesday. The move comes after intense criticism of the court by the Trump administration, which opposes the ICC’s attempts to charge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with war crimes as well as its claims to jurisdiction over American citizens. Tuesday’s sanctions, which include travel bans, asset freezes, and restrictions on dealings with U.S. nationals, are the latest salvo in what the State Department characterizes as a “whole of government campaign to dismantle the threat posed by the ICC.” Calling the court “corrupt and fatally…Open
