The United States has imposed sanctions on Tomoko Akane, President of the International Criminal Court and Japanese judge, freezing her assets and applying financial restrictions. This measure is part of a campaign initiated in February 2025 through an executive order targeting ICC officials involved in cases concerning US citizens or their allies. It follows sanctions already imposed against Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and several other judges in 2025. This decision places Japan, a strategic US ally and ICC member state, in an awkward diplomatic situation. The ICC, created by the Rome Statute in 2002, has 125 member states, with the United States notably absent.
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