US sanctions ICC president — court calls it a "flagrant attack" on its independence

The US State Department announced sanctions against ICC president Tomoko Akane of Japan and senior ICC trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, freezing any assets they hold in US jurisdictions. The ICC condemned the move as a "flagrant attack" on the tribunal's independence and vowed to press ahead with seeking justice for atrocities. The sanctions mark the latest escalation in the standoff between the US administration and the court.

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