US EditionRubio hits 2 more International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over Israel prosecutions
The U.S. sanctioned two ICC judges for upholding arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, marking the fourth round of penalties amid accusations of politicized judicial overreach, Secretary Rubio said.
- On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio sanctioned ICC judges Gocha Lordkipanidze and Erdenebalsuren Damdin, imposing travel bans and asset freezes.
- Rubio tied the move to a Monday vote in which judges upheld November 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.
- Rubio added that ICC judges' vote on December 15 prompted sanctions, which the court denounced as an attack on judicial independence.
- The sanctions bar the judges from entering the United States and block property or financial transactions with them, expanding the Trump administration sanctions campaign against ICC judges.
- The move drew international criticism from the Netherlands, which condemned the sanctions and urged court independence, while the ICC deplored another round of measures this year aligning the United States with Russia's recent punitive steps.
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In connection with investigations by the International Criminal Court against Israeli nationals, the US government has again imposed sanctions on two judges.
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN, the United States sanctioned two other judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is the latest step in the Trump administration’s campaign to punish those involved in efforts to investigate Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that he will impose sanctions against Gocha Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia for “participating directly in th…
The ICC issued arrest warrants in November 2024 against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant. They are suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
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