Today, the United States sanctions four people, which are currently used as judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC). We do not do this lightly. It reflects the gravity of the threat to which we are faced with the politicization and abuse of power of the ICC. The designations of the State Department are carried out in accordance with the executive decree (EO) 14203, which authorizes sanctions to foreigners engaged in certain efforts of the ICC and aims to impose tangible and important consequences on those which are directly engaged in the transgressions of the ICC against the United States and Israel.
The ministry designates the following persons in accordance with section 1 (a) (i) (a) of the OE 14203, for having directly engaged in any effort of the ICC to investigate, stop, hold or prosecute a protected person without consent from the country of nationality of this person:
- Solomy Balungi BossaJudge, call division, international criminal court
- Luz del Carmen Ibanez CarranzaJudge, call division, international criminal court
- Queen Adelaide Sophie Alapini GansouJudge, pre-procès and division of the trial, international criminal court
- Beti HohlerJudge, pre-procès and division of the trial, international criminal court
Bossa and Ibanez Carranza decided to authorize the ICC investigation against American staff in Afghanistan. Alapini Gansou and Hohler decided to authorize the issuance of arrest mandates by the CPI targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
Following actions related to today’s sanctions, all property and interests in the property of the sanctioned persons described above are in the United States or in possession or control of American persons are blocked and must be reported to the Ministry of Control of Foreign Treasury (OFAC). In addition, all individuals or entities that belong, directly or indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, 50% or more by one or more blocked people are also blocked.
All transactions by the United States or within (or in transit) the United States which involves goods or interests in the ownership of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited, without authorization of a general or specific license issued by OFAC or exempt. These prohibitions include the creation of any contribution or provision of funds, goods or services by, to or for the benefit of any blocked person and the reception of any contribution or supply of funds, goods or services of any person.
Petitions for the withdrawal of the SDN list can be sent to: OFAC.Reconsideration@treasury.gov. Petitioners can also refer to the state -of -the -art cancellation page.
