The fate of the ICC now depends on the countries party to the statute, the authority said

MOSCOW, October 9 - RIA Novosti. The fate of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after new US sanctions now largely depends on the states parties to the Rome Statute, the body said in a statement.

Earlier, Reuters, citing a statement by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, reported that the administration of US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions against the ICC, prohibiting any transactions with the authority and aimed at paralyzing its activities.

“The court cannot confront this alone. Now its fate also depends on the states that created it,” the court said, commenting on the new American restrictions.

The court recalled that the Rome Statute, on which the ICC relies, implies a collective obligation to ensure that the most serious crimes of concern to the entire international community do not remain unpunished.