PoliticsWhy the US is going after the International Criminal Court

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions against ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal, including frozen US-held assets and restricted access to the US financial system. Rubio called the court corrupt and politicized, while legal experts described the move as a significant escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign.

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