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ICC prosecutor condemns US sanctions, says work will continue

By Thomson Reuters Oct 9, 2026 | 9:09 AM

THE HAGUE, Oct 9 (Reuters) – US sanctions ​against the ‌International Criminal Court announced on Friday “must be ‌condemned” ​and ⁠will not halt ⁠the tribunal’s work, its deputy prosecutor, Nazhat ​Shameem Khan, told ⁠Reuters.

“The sanctions ⁠are intended ​to undermine ​the rule of law ‌internationally and the work that an ⁠independent judicial institution is doing,” Khan ⁠said. “Our ‌work ⁠will continue ​across ‌all our situations, ​our ⁠investigations and our prosecutions.”

(Reporting by Anthony DeutschEditing by Peter ​Graff)