In June, United States Secretary of State also imposed sanctions on four other judges of the agency; measure prevents the entry of the punished in the American territory and freezes all the goods they have in the country
The imposed sanctions to four other judges and promoters of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday (20), including employees from allied countries, such as and, in a new attempt to obstruct the court. “The court is a threat to national security and has been an instrument of legal war against the US and our nearby ally,” said the US Secretary of State in a statement. Rubio claimed that the four jurists tried to investigate or process citizens from the United States or Israel “without the consent of either nations.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin celebrated the announcement on Wednesday. “It is a decisive action against the campaign of defamation and lies directed against the state of Israel (and its army) in favor of truth and justice,” Netanyahu said in a statement. The prime minister is the target of a prison order of the ICC for war crimes and humanity crimes since November 2024. American sanctions apply to French judge Nicolas Guillou, who presides over the case in which the Netanyahu arrest warrant was issued.
The case was presented by the State of, which is not recognized by Washington, but, unlike Israel and the United States, adhered to the status established by the Hague Court. Guillou, a veteran jurist, worked for several years in the United States assisting the Justice Department during the presidency of (2009-2017).
A Canadian judge Kimberly Prost was also sanctioned, who participated in a case authorized an investigation into alleged crimes committed during the war in Afghanistan, a process involving US forces.
The United States will ban ICC judges from entering their territory and freeze any assets they have there, more common measures against American opponents than against nearby citizens.
Rubio also imposed sanctions on two deputy prosecutors: Fiji’s Nazhat Shameem Khan and Senegal’s Mame Mamee Niang. The State Department stated that the two were punished by the United States for supporting “illegitimate actions of the ICC against Israel,” including support for arrest warrants against Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant. Rubio also imposed sanctions on four other TPI judges in June.
The Trump government vehemently rejected the court’s authority, which is supported by almost all European democracies and was established as a last court when national systems do not allow justice to be done.
On Friday, he received Russian President Vladimir, Alaska, although the Russian faced a prison order of the ICC, a factor that prevented him from traveling more widely since he ordered the invasion of.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Nicolas Robert
