# ICC slams US sanctions on court as 'flagrant attack'

https://mins.news/en/item/26659

- DW, 2026-08-19 21:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/icc-slams-us-sanctions-on-court-as-flagrant-attack/a-78437476?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The International Criminal Court has condemned US sanctions against its president, Tomoko Akane, and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye as a “flagrant attack” on judicial independence. The EU, France, Germany, Spain, Japan, the Netherlands and the UN backed the court, while the Trump administration accused it of being politicized.

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