The United States announces: sanctions against the International Criminal Court

China News Service, October 10. According to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press and other foreign media, US Secretary of State Rubio issued a statement on the 9th announcing the implementation of sanctions against the International Criminal Court.

Rubio said in a statement that "U.S. President Trump will never allow the International Criminal Court to prosecute Americans." The United States will prohibit transactions with the court, "cut off its resources, and paralyze its operational capabilities."

Rubio also stated that the United States is not under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and that the United States is "determined to take necessary actions to completely eliminate this threat. Either the International Criminal Court will stop its threatening behavior, or we will end the court."

The Office of the Press Secretary of the U.S. State Department issued a statement that day saying that so far, the United States has imposed sanctions on 17 relevant personnel of the International Criminal Court.

On July 13, the U.S. State Department announced the launch of an operation involving multiple government departments to "systematically weaken the operational capabilities of the International Criminal Court" so that it cannot take action against U.S. military personnel or government officials and prevent it from "threatening U.S. sovereignty" in other ways.

In recent years, the United States has repeatedly announced sanctions on ICC judges and prosecutors on the grounds that the ICC is investigating American personnel and issuing arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and former Defense Minister. In August this year, the United States announced sanctions against Tomoko Akane, the Japanese president of the International Criminal Court.

In response to US sanctions, the International Criminal Court stated on the 9th that the International Criminal Court will not succumb to US pressure.