US Hits International Criminal Court with Sweeping Sanctions as Part of Drive to Dismantle Tribunal – WTOP News
Marco Rubio said the measures block ICC assets in U.S. jurisdictions and give companies and individuals six months to end business with the court.
- On Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sweeping U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court, blocking ICC assets in U.S. jurisdictions and imposing a six-month wind-down deadline for American companies and individuals doing business with the tribunal.
- The administration describes the ICC as a "rogue court" for allegedly targeting Americans and Israelis, claiming the tribunal has become politicized in its attempts to prosecute war crimes charges against U.S. and Israeli nationals.
- Rubio vowed, "We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate against us," while declaring "either the ICC will end its threats, or we will end the ICC."
- ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan denounced the sanctions as "intended to undermine the rule of law internationally," but stated "our work will continue across all our situations, our investigations and our prosecutions."
- Rubio expects NATO members and Japan, which rely on American military support, to "rein in this rogue court," warning the United States will continue dismantling the ICC "piece by piece" until Americans face no further threat.
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