EU Support for ICC Amid US Pressure

TLDR

• U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling it corrupt and politically driven.
• The U.S. has imposed sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, including freezing their U.S. bank accounts.
• The ICC responded by stating that the sanctions are an attack on the independence of the court and a suppression of the rule of law.
• The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, has been prosecuting individuals for crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide since 2002.
• The ICC has 125 member countries, but not all are UN members, with notable absences including the U.S., Russia, and China.