US Sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane and Lawyer Seye
The United States imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, as announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday. This action escalates the Trump administration's campaign against the ICC, which was established in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.
Akane, a Japanese judge, and Seye, a Senegalese national, were sanctioned under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump last year. Rubio stated that these individuals engaged in efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute officials whose governments have not consented to ICC jurisdiction.
The sanctions freeze any US assets held by Akane and Seye and cut them off from the US financial system. The US Treasury Department also issued a general license allowing transactions involving Akane to be wound down through September 17.
Rubio indicated that the administration would intensify efforts to undermine the ICC, citing threats to US personnel involved in various operations.
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