U.S. hits ICC president and senior prosecutor with sanctions in another move against the court
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court and one of its top prosecutors as it continues a campaign to dismantle the tribunal, which it accuses of trying to unfairly prosecute U.S. and Israeli soldiers for alleged crimes in Afghanistan, Iraq and Gaza.
TL;DR
- The Trump administration has sanctioned the president of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
- A top prosecutor from the ICC has also been sanctioned.
- These sanctions are part of an ongoing campaign by the U.S. to dismantle the ICC.
- The U.S. accuses the ICC of unfairly prosecuting U.S. and Israeli soldiers for alleged crimes.