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EU supports International Criminal Court after US sanctions

2025-06-06 16:27:37Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

EU supports International Criminal Court after US sanctions

The European Union has offered support to the International Criminal Court, after Washington sanctioned four judges of this institution.

Slovenia has said it will call on Brussels to use its power to guarantee that US sanctions will not be applied in Europe.

"The International Criminal Court holds accountable the perpetrators of the most serious crimes in the world, and gives a voice to the victims. It must be free and without any pressure," said the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen through a post on X.

Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, which represents the national governments of the 27 member states, has called the court "the foundation of international justice" and said its independence and integrity must be protected.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on four judges of this court, as a sign of revenge for the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and due to a preliminary decision to open a case after suspicions of committing war crimes by US soldiers in Afghanistan.

The judges were sanctioned by American decision: Solomy Balungi Bossa from Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza from Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou from Benin and Beti Hohler from Slovenia.

U.S. sanctions mean that judges are on the list of sanctioned individuals, any assets they may have in the U.S. will be lifted, and they have also been put on the list that prevents them from opening bank accounts not only in the U.S., but in many countries around the world.

In Trump's initial decision to sanction the court, it was said that US citizens who provide services for the benefit of sanctioned individuals will also face fines.

The court, which represents 125 member states, condemned the US government's decision on Friday./REL


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