US EditionAnand says she has confidence in ICC judge but doesn’t mention U.S. sanctions
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand expressed full confidence in ICC judge Kimberly Prost amid U.S. sanctions linked to investigations of alleged war crimes by American personnel.
- On Tuesday, Anita Anand said she spoke with Canadian International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost, who faces U.S. sanctions, but did not criticize Washington's decision.
- The U.S. State Department said last month it sanctioned Kimberly Prost for authorizing the ICC's probe into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
- Members of the judiciary, including those who serve in international courts, are entrusted to be objective and impartial in their duties, Anand wrote, thanking Judge Prost and other International Criminal Court judges for their work.
- France immediately condemned the sanctions as an attack on impartial justice, and advocates criticized Ottawa's delayed response; Anand's office said last week she raised concerns with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Washington sanctioned ICC jurist Kimberly Prost for authorizing probes into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, the U.S. State Department said as part of new restrictions on judges.
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In early June, the US imposed sanctions against four ICC judges, including Hohler.
According to the Slovenian judge, American sanctions against officials of the International Criminal Court, including Slovenian Beti Hohler, affect the daily lives of all those sanctioned, and also pose a challenge for the court itself.
Minister Anita Anand met with the U.S.-sanctioned Canadian judge for her work in the ICC.
Anand Says She Has Confidence in ICC Judge but Doesn’t Mention US Sanctions
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she spoke today with the Canadian judge facing American sanctions for her work at an international tribunal, without condemning Washington’s decision. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last month announced sanctions on International Criminal Court judges including Kimberly Prost for her work on a case involving American troops in Afghanistan. France immediately condemned the move as an attack on impart…
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