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ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer

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Source published: 20 Aug 2026, 21:38 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

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ICC slams US decision to sanction the court's president and a senior prosecution lawyer

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal's independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The State Department announced Tuesday that it had hit ICC president Tomoko Akane, a Japanese national, and ICC senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, who is from Senegal, with sanctions that freeze any assets they have in US jurisdictions ...

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19 Aug 2026, 15:12 CEST → 20 Aug 2026, 21:38 CEST
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Africanews - Latest

It measures against the ICC president and a senior trial lawyer are the latest salvo by Washington against the court which it accuses of being "politicised".

France 24 - English

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday slammed the latest US sanctions targeting senior ICC staff, including its president, as a “flagrant attack” on the global tribunal's independence and vowed to continue seeking justice for atrocities around the world. The State Department announced Tuesday that it had hit IC...

Al Jazeera - All News

Washington's new measures against the ICC have been widely condemned but welcomed by Israel.

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