ICC president accuses Trump administration of trying to obstruct international justice

The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of attempting to suppress global justice by imposing sanctions on the tribunal and vowed such efforts would not succeed. Judge Tomoko Akane of Japan briefed the United Nations by videoconference because of U.S. sanctions, calling the circumstances “extraordinary’ and urging the...

The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of attempting to suppress global justice by imposing sanctions on the tribunal and vowed such efforts would not succeed. Judge Tomoko Akane of Japan briefed the United Nations by videoconference because of U.S. sanctions, calling the circumstances “extraordinary’ and urging the...