US slaps sanctions on ICC president and top lawyer in bid to dismantle the court
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.
