The International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned Donald Trump for imposing sanctions on its staff, which was said to investigate the atrocities of the world’s cemeteries, including crimes against humanity and genocide. Work is damaged.
The US president on Thursday signed an executive order allowing aggressive economic sanctions against the ICC and imposing travel ban on his staff, accusing the body of “illicit and baseless actions”. His ally targeted Israel.
As one of the reasons for the decision, Trump’s ruling on alleged war crimes related to the Gaza war cited the ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu visited Washington this week and praised Trump as Israel’s “greatest friend”.
Responding to Friday, the ICC called on its member states to stand against sanctions and describe Washington’s move as an attempt to “harm its free and neutral judicial work.”
It states: “The court stands firmly by its personnel and promises that they will continue to provide justice and hope millions of innocent victims of atrocities around the world,” and it has 125 members of their members. Countries called on the countries to “stand united” for justice and human rights.
World leaders and rights groups have arrived to defend the court. The German Chancellor, Olaf Schools, criticized the sanctions, which he said, “will endanger an institution that is believed to be that the dictators of this world cannot merely oppress the people and Can’t start wars. “
European Commission President, Ursola Van Dare Leene, said the ICC “voiced victims around the world” and “it should be able to independently gain the war against immunity globally”.
In London, British Prime Minister’s spokesman, Carestarr, said that the UK has supported the ICC’s independence and there is no plan to impose sanctions on its officials.
In Geneva, a UN rights organization said Trump’s decision should be abolished. “We are deeply regretted over individual sanctions announced against the judicial personnel yesterday,” said Rana Shamsani, a spokesman for the UN Human Rights Office, and called for a change. “
In his ruling, Trump said that the ICC had issued a warrant of Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yuva Gilant and “misused his power”, which he claimed to have established a “dangerous ideology”. It has been jeopardized by US citizens and its military personnel. Netanyahu praised Trump’s move, calling it bold.
The ICC was established in 2002 to prosecute the serious crimes committed by individuals when the member states themselves are unable to do so or are unable to do so. Although the United States and Israel are not a party to this law, their citizens may fall under its jurisdiction. There are other Israeli allies, such as Britain, Germany and France who will be bound to arrest Netanyahu if they travel to those countries.
Netanyahu and Gallant warrants were approved by a panel of three judges selected by state parties, and the prosecutor has also investigated Palestinian militants, including Hamas.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Hamas military leader Mohammad Daif, whose hideouts are unknown. In 2021, the ICC ruled that Palestine had its jurisdiction and that Israeli objections could investigate the crimes there, despite the objections.
It was unclear whether the Trump administration would announce the names of specific people who were targeted by sanctions. ICC officials have prepared sanctions in court to impress senior figures, including its chief prosecutor Karim Khan.
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnius Columard, said the order “sends a message that Israel is beyond the law and the universal principles of international justice”.
He said on Thursday: “Today’s executive order is correct. It is aggressive. It is a brutal move that the international community has built for decades, if not for centuries, if not, the global rules that are on everyone. Apply and aim to provide justice for all. “
Other workers said that the imposing sanctions on judicial officials would have a cold impact and that in other disputes, the court would face US interests in the investigation.
Charlie Hogl, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Plan, said: “Those who are victims of human rights abuses around the world approach the International Criminal Court when they do not have to go anywhere, And President Trump’s executive order will make it difficult.
“This order also raises serious concerns of the first amendment, as it pose a threat to a severe penalty for helping people in the United States identify and investigate the atrocities committed by anyone.”
In November, after the ICC judges issued arrest warrants against Netanyahu and the Gallant, the court broke itself for retaliation by the incoming Trump administration. Officials in the court, who are in the headquarters of the headquarters, are feared that the sanctions could pose a risk of existence for the judicial body.
Several ICC sources told The Guardian last month that sanctions against senior court data would be difficult but manageable, but sanctions across the company would be a threat because they would stop access to court services. Will depend on it.
In 2020, under a separate but similar executive order, Trump has banned travel on former ICC prosecutor Fatu Bansoda, a gamebian, and a top official.
These measures were initiated in response to Bansoda’s decisions in the investigation of war crimes in Afghanistan and occupied Palestinian territories. At the time, Bansoda was initially investigating Israeli Armed Forces and Hamas crimes.
In 2021, Bansoda upgraded the case in a formal criminal investigation. Khan inherited the inquiry and later intensified after the October 7 attacks led by Hamas and Israel’s Gaza destruction.
