Court says US move is an attempt to ‘harm its impartial judicial work’ and calls on member states to oppose it
The international criminal court (ICC) has condemned Donald Trump for imposing sanctions on its staff, which it said were intended to harm vital work to investigate the world’s gravest atrocities, including crimes against humanity and genocide.
The US president signed an executive order on Thursday authorising aggressive economic sanctions against the ICC and travel bans on its staff, accusing the body of “illegitimate and baseless actions” targeting the US and its ally Israel.
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