# US imposes new sanctions on ICC president and senior lawyer

https://mins.news/en/item/25527

- DW, 2026-08-18 21:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/us-imposes-new-sanctions-on-icc-president-senior-lawyer-in-latest-escalation/a-78420261?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration had sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye under an executive order. The Court said measures targeting its judges, prosecutors and staff “undermine the rule of law,” but said it remains undeterred.

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