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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The US administration has issued new sanctions against two judges of the International Criminal Court for refusing to cancel arrest warrants against Israeli officials. Washington wants to prohibit ICC from prosecuting nationals of countries that are not members of the Court.
US sanctions two more ICC judges over Israel probe
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two more judges of the International Criminal Court after they rejected an attempt by Israel to end a war crimes probe in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had already ordered sanctions on judges and prosecutors in the case, explicitly linked the new measures to a vote Monday in which the two judges sided with the majority and upheld arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne…
In connection with investigations by the International Criminal Court against Israeli nationals, the US government has again imposed sanctions on two judges.
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