2026-08-192world

US sanctions ICC president and senior trial lawyer

The measures freeze assets in U.S. jurisdiction as Washington presses its campaign against the court.

The Trump administration sanctioned International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye on Aug. 18. The sanctions freeze assets they hold in U.S. jurisdictions or that touch the U.S. financial system.

How U.S. sanctions disrupted the ICC's work

Court staff and allies told the AP that earlier sanctions made basic operations and investigations increasingly difficult.