ICC chief rebukes US in remote UN speech

Associated Press · Edith M. Lederer · 2026-11-02 23:33 UTC

The president of the International Criminal Court has accused the Trump administration of trying to obstruct international justice by imposing penalties on the tribunal and has vowed that it would not succeed. Judge Tomoko Akane of Japan gave a remote briefing Monday at the United Nations because she faces U.S. sanctions. She called on all 193 U.N. member nations to act in defense of the court. The Trump administration has imposed a series of sanctions on ICC officials and then targeted the entire court last month as part of its campaign to dismantle the tribunal over investigations into the United States and its allies, including Israel.

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