U.S. sanctions 4 International Criminal Court judges, claiming they abused power
CBSN
The Trump administration issued sanctions on four individuals serving as judges of the International Criminal Court, citing the court's "politicization and abuse of power," after one ruling authorizing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another targeting the actions of U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
Last year, Judges Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou and Beti Hohler, from the court's pretrial and trial division, ruled to authorize the issuance of arrest warrants targeting Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, the State Department said.
Judges Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda and Luz Del Carmen Ibanez Carranza of Peru, from the ICC's appeals division were part of a team that paved the way for the opening of an ICC investigation into alleged crimes committed by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan.
