ICC Judges Sue Trump Over Sanctions, Call Move Unlawful
Trump Sanction ICC Judges Case Heads to US Court
ICC – (Web Desk) – The Trump sanction ICC judges case has reached a federal court in New York. Three judges from the International Criminal Court say the sanctions placed on them last year broke the law.
The judges are Kimberly Prost from Canada, Solomy Bossa from Uganda, and Reine Alapini-Gansou from Benin. All three sit on the bench at the world court in The Hague.
Each judge took part in rulings the Trump administration did not like. Prost and Bossa backed a 2020 decision that let ICC staff look into claims tied to Afghanistan. Alapini-Gansou helped approve arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In their court filing, the judges say the sanctions are not a real response to any national emergency. They claim the White House used a law meant for true threats to punish judges instead.
The sanctions have hit their daily lives hard. Bank accounts were frozen, credit cards stopped working, and some lost access to health cover. One filing called the impact a financial death penalty.
The judges want a court order to lift the sanctions and remove their names from the US list. They also want any frozen money or property returned.
This is not the first legal fight tied to these sanctions. Other groups and people linked to the ICC have already sued over the same rules. But this is the first time judges themselves have taken this step.
The case will now move through the federal court system. If the judges lose, they can still appeal. Legal experts say the outcome could shape how far a US president can go when targeting global court officials.
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