US slaps sanctions on ICC president and top lawyer in bid to dismantle the court
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The Trump administration sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane and Senior Trial Lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, freezing their assets in the US and restricting US-based entities from dealing with them as part of a broader effort to dismantle the court. Rubio called the ICC a sham and vowed more actions to protect US sovereignty, while the ICC and critics warn the measures threaten judicial independence and the rule of law amid longer-running tensions over the court’s jurisdiction and investigations into US and Israeli actions.
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