U.S. Sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane Over Putin and Netanyahu Warrants
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 20
U.S. Sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane Over Putin and Netanyahu Warrants
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 20
Summary
Tuesday’s U.S. sanctions hit ICC President Tomoko Akane, extending Washington’s campaign against court officials tied to arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Marco Rubio said the court was “corrupt and fatally politicized,” while Akane had already described the pressure campaign as an “existential crisis” for the ICC.
Japanese officials spent the past year urging Washington not to blacklist Akane, warning it would damage the international legal system, strain U.S.-Japan ties and embarrass Tokyo.
The move still went ahead, despite Akane’s standing in Japan and her prominence at the Hague-based court, where her rise had become a point of national pride.
The latest action follows an earlier round of U.S. penalties that the ICC said had already targeted 9 judges, 2 deputy prosecutors and a former chief prosecutor.