The Hague, Netherlands (APP) – International criminal court on Friday called on its member states to stand against it. Sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump, The move was to say “an attempt to harm his free and neutral judicial work.”
The White House issued an executive order on Thursday, calling it “illegal and baseless and baseless actions targeting the United States and our close ally Israel.” It was referring to the arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of alleged war crimes.
The Hague -based court said it “condemns” the move. The court said in a statement, “The court stands firmly by its personnel and promises that they will continue to provide justice and provide hope to millions of innocent victims of the world’s atrocities around the world.”
“We demand the parties of our 125 states, civil society and all the nations of the world to stand united for justice and basic human rights,” he said.
The order states that the United States will impose “concrete and important results” on those responsible for the ICC’s “fault”. The operations may include blocking property and assets and allowing ICC officials, employees and relatives to enter the United States.
The Finance Department and the State Department will decide which people and organizations will be approved.
Human rights groups have criticized the decision. “US sanctions against ICC officials will be a gift for those around the world for widespread atrocities. There are restrictions for human rights abuses, not abusing rights. Liz Evanson, the International Justice Director of Human Rights Watch, said in a statement.
“Trump’s executive order takes a page from Russia’s playbook, who has tried to disrupt the work of the court through a warrant for arresting his judges and prosecutors,” said Evanson.
Court officials have been preparing sanctions for months. In January, the court advanced to the staff for three months on its salaries, two judicial internal persons told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they did not have the option to talk to the media.
At least two senior staff members have resigned after Trump was elected in an attempt to avoid sanctions.
The Netherlands, which hosts a court, has also condemned Trump’s ruling. “The Netherlands regrets the executive order imposing sanctions on the ICC. The country’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Casper Weld Camp, said in a statement,” The work of the court is necessary in the fight against immunity.
People in the Dutch government say the Netherlands are trying to help the court protect themselves from the result.
Groups working with the court have also expressed concern over the scope of sanctions.
The head of a lawyer group told the AP on condition of anonymity, “We have only stopped every project, because we do not know what sanctions mean.” Another said he was withdrawing money from the US -based bank accounts as a precaution.
This is the second time that Trump has followed the court. During his previous period in the office, He imposed sanctions on former prosecutor Fatu Bansoda And one of his deputies on investigation into crime in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden lifted sanctions in 2021.
