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ICC slams U.S. sanctions as "flagrant attack" on judicial independence

The Trump administration targeted two judges from Canada and France and two deputy prosecutors from Fiji and Senegal.

The U.S., along with China, Israel and Russia, are not members the ICC, which was founded in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.
The U.S., along with China, Israel and Russia, are not members the ICC, which was founded in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity. (AN/Greger Ravik)

WASHINGTON (AN) — The United States imposed a new round of sanctions on four International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors, escalating a long-running dispute with the tribunal over its investigations into alleged war crimes by American and Israeli officials.

On Thursday, the ICC's Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties expressed "deep concern" about the sanctions imposed by the U.S. the day before, a move which follows a similar action by the Trump administration in February.

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