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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Aiza Moraña

US Blacklists ICC President Tomoko Akane and Senior Lawyer in Widening Trump Campaign Against The Hague

ICC President Tomoko Akane and a senior prosecutor have been hit with direct financial sanctions by Washington, escalating the Trump administration's campaign against the global war crimes court (Credit: Via ICC-CPI)

The United States has imposed targeted financial sanctions on International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, in the latest move by the Trump administration against the Hague-based war crimes tribunal. The measures, announced in Washington on Tuesday, extend existing restrictions on ICC officials.

The executive penalties, confirmed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, mark a further step in the administration's campaign to dismantle the court.

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