ICC deputy prosecutor says court insulated against US sanctions, FT reports
The tribunal has overhauled systems and paid staff months early to prevent disruptions after the United States prepared sanctions, Khan said.
- On Friday, the International Criminal Court revealed it has insulated itself against potential court-wide sanctions from the United States, deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the Financial Times.
- President Donald Trump recently branded the ICC an "evil group of people" at the UN General Assembly, while his administration has prepared sanctions against the court to announce soon.
- To bypass restrictions, the tribunal overhauled its systems, switching from Microsoft to a German open-source platform and securing banking workarounds while paying employees months in advance.
- The United States previously sanctioned 13 court officials and half of the 18 judges, causing practical hardships including blocked credit cards and over-compliance by global financial institutions.
- Tensions follow the ICC's 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, alongside a campaign by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to dismantle the court.
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Deputy prosecutor says court has changed technology systems and made arrangements to protect operations
The International Criminal Court in The Hague, or ICC, has taken precautionary measures against possible new sanctions from the US. US President Trump has had the court in his sights for some time. For instance, during the UN General Assembly last week, he called the judicial body an ‘anti-American tribunal without jurisdiction’ led by a ‘malicious group of people’.
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THE HAGUE (ANP) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is preparing for possible new American sanctions against the court. Therefore, for example, it no longer uses software from the American company Microsoft but that of openDesk from Germany, according to the Financial Times (FT). Deputy...
ICC deputy prosecutor says court insulated against US sanctions, FT reports - Regional Media News
Sept 25 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court has insulated itself against potential court-wide US sanctions, its deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday. "We have done a lot of work to ensure that the court is [...]
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