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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Molly Quell

Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute

ICC Darfur - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Judges and prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are trying to live and work under the same U.S. financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden.

Nine staff members, including six judges and the ICC's chief prosecutor, have been sanctioned by U.S. President Donald Trump for pursuing investigations into officials from the U.S. and Israel, which aren't among The Hague court's 125 member states.

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