US sanctions ICC judges, prosecutors for probes into alleged American, Israeli war crimes
The State Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions on four ICC officials, including two judges and two prosecutors, who it said had been instrumental in efforts to prosecute Americans and Israelis.
As a result of the sanctions, any assets the targets hold in US jurisdictions are frozen.
The sanctions are just the latest in a series of steps the administration has taken against The Hague-based court, the world's first international war crimes tribunal.
The US has already imposed penalties on the
ICC's former chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, who stepped aside in May pending an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct, and four other tribunal judges.
In a statement, Secretary of State
Marco Rubio said he had taken action against ICC judges Kimberly Prost of Canada and Nicolas Guillou of France, as well as prosecutors Nazhat Shameem Khan of Fiji and Mame Mandiaye Niang of Senegal.
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