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US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor

The Guardian UK · 18 August 2026 at 19:37

US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor

Marco Rubio targets ICC’s Tomoko Akane and Abdoulaye Seye, who was investigating Israeli war crimes in Gaza The US has sanctioned the president of the international criminal court ( ICC ) and a prosecutor tasked with investigating crimes committed by Israel during its war on Gaza .

The new sanctions designations were unveiled by Marco Rubio , the US secretary of state, who called the Hague-based ICC a “corrupt and fatally politicized supranational court that has maliciously abused its authority and exceeded its mandate”, in a statement.

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US sanctions international criminal court president and prosecutor

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