International Criminal Court describes US sanctions as threats, coercion
Earlier in the day, Trump had authorized the sanctions against ICC employees involved in an investigation into whether US forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
File Photo: The International Criminal Court building is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, January 16, 2019. Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
The International Criminal Court said bit.ly/3hkge3X on Thursday US President Donald Trump's authorization of economic and travel sanctions against ICC employees amounted to threats and coercion and were "an unacceptable attempt to interfere with rule of law".
Earlier in the day, Trump had authorized the sanctions against ICC employees involved in an investigation into whether US forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.
The ICC said it stood by its staff and officials and described US sanctions as being the latest in a series of "unprecedented" attacks on the court.
