Japan’s former defense chief urges PM to challenge US sanctions on ICC president
Nakatani said the sanctions are political coercion and urged Japan to back the ICC as Washington freezes assets and bars about a dozen staff and families.
- On Friday, Gen Nakatani urged Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to firmly protest U.S. sanctions against the International Criminal Court and its president, Tomoko Akane, describing the decision as an outright attack on the rules-based international order.
- Washington imposed these sanctions in retaliation for ICC investigations into Israeli officials in Gaza and U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan, accusing the court of overstepping its mandate.
- Warning that being 'docile' could erode trust in the Japan-United States alliance, Nakatani criticized Takaichi's previous description of the measures as 'unfortunate' and incompatible with Japan's policy.
- Ahead of Takaichi's expected United States trip for the United Nations General Assembly, a cross-party group led by Nakatani will submit formal demands to the government by mid-September.
- Tomoko Akane stated last month that sanctions have not intimidated her or affected her work, vowing to continue protecting the ICC, its judges, and their operations.
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Regarding the US Trump administration's sanctions against Tomoko Akane, president of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and others, former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, co-chair of the "Parliamentary League for Bipartisan Consideration of Human Rights Diplomacy," held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on the 4th. The US...
Japan's former defense chief urges prime minister to challenge U.S. sanctions on ICC president
Gen Nakatani, a veteran lawmaker in the governing party, urged Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to protest more firmly and demand that the U.S. withdraw the measures.
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Japan's former defense chief urges PM to challenge US sanctions on ICC president
A Japanese former defense minister on Friday called Washington’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court and its Japanese president an outright attack on the rules-based international order, urging Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to more firmly protest and demand the U.S. withdraw the me
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