Nobel Peace Prize: ICC rejects US sanctions, vows to continue work

The International Criminal Court has rejected sanctions imposed by the United States, describing them as an attempt to obstruct justice and prevent the court from carrying out its mandate.

According to TheCable, the US imposed sanctions on the Hague-based court on Friday, hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize.

“The court will continue to fully discharge its mandate, with independence and impartiality, acting only on the basis of the law and the evidence, for the sake of the countless victims of grave crimes,” the ICC said.

ICC President Tomoko Akane urged the court’s 125 member states to take “concrete actions” to ensure it has the resources needed to continue its work.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump would not allow the court to prosecute Americans.

“Either the ICC ⁠will end ​its threats, or we will end the ICC. We expect our allies, many of whom are part of ​the ICC and that rely on American servicemembers for their defense, to rein in the court,” Rubio said.