US sanctions more ICC judges, prosecutors for probes into alleged American, Israeli war crimes

WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials for alleged war crimes. The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on four ICC officials , including two judges and two prosecutors, saying they had been instrumental in efforts to prosecute Americans and Israelis. As a result of the sanctions, any assets that the targets hold in U.S. jurisdictions are frozen. The sanctions were immediately denounced by both the ICC and the United Nations, while Israel welcomed the move announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It is just the latest in a series of steps the Trump administration has taken against The Hague-based court, the world’s first international war crimes tribunal. The U.S., which is not a member of the court, has already imposed penalties on the ICC’s former chief prosecutor, Karim Khan , who stepped aside in May pending an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, and four other tribunal judges. The new penalties target ICC judgesWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times