The sanctions target judges Kimberly Prost of Canada and Nicolas Guillou of France, as well as two assistant prosecutors: Nazhat Shameem Khan from Fiji and Mame Mandiaye Niang from Senegal.
This follows previous measures against four other judges and the CPI prosecutor.
Affront the victims
In a press release announcing the new cycle of sanctions, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the ICC “was a national security threat which was an instrument for the United States and our close ally Israel.”
The not sustained courtyard denounced Sanctions as “a blatant attack on the independence of a impartial judicial institution”.
In addition, “they also constitute an affront against the parts of the courts of the court, the international order based on rules and, above all, millions of innocent victims around the world”.
Investigate serious crimes
The ICC is investigating the most serious crimes of concern for the international community, namely genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and attack. Read our explanator here.
It is based in The Hague, in the Netherlands, and was created within the framework of a 1998 treaty known as Rome status which entered into force four years later. The United States and Israel are not one of the 125 states that left for the treaty.
Last November, the ICC issued arrest mandates against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, with a former Hamas commander, as part of the Gaza conflict, citing allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
There are also war crimes which allegedly committed Afghanistan Of all parties during the years of conflict, including the United States, following the country’s allied invasion in October 2001.
Strong and not discouraged
The court reiterated that he “Held firmly behind its personnel and the victims of unimaginable atrocities “and” will continue to fulfill its mandates, without discouraging, strictly with its legal framework adopted by the parts of the States and without any restriction, pressure or threat. “”
The ICC has called on “States of the States and all those who share the values of humanity and the rule of law to provide firm support and coherent to the Court and its work carried out in the only interest of victims of international crimes”.
The UN highlighted the key role of the ICC in international criminal justice and expressed concern about the imposition of new sanctions.
“” The decision requires serious obstacles to the functioning of the prosecutor’s office And respect for all the situations that are currently in court, “said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, to journalists in New York.
“Judicial independence is a basic principle that must be respected and These types of measures undermine the foundation of international justice. »»
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
