The Trump administration is preparing to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials and documents reviewed by the newspaper.
Most transactions could be prohibited
According to the report, the proposed sanctions would prohibit most transactions with the ICC following a six- to seven-month grace period. Reuters said it was not immediately able to independently verify the Wall Street Journal report.
The measures would target the court as an institution, rather than only individual officials. Previous US actions had focused on specific ICC personnel.
Potential impact on ICC operations
The reported measures could affect the court’s ability to access financial and other services, including payments, insurance, information technology services and investigative operations.
The United States is not a member of the ICC, which was established in 2002 to prosecute cases involving genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity when national jurisdictions are unable or unwilling to act.
The reported plans come amid longstanding tensions between Washington and the court, including over its investigations and arrest warrants involving Israeli officials and its previous investigation into alleged US military actions in Afghanistan.
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