00:00The International Criminal Court is under fire and under pressure.
00:06Since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on its chief prosecutor Karim Khan in February,
00:13The Hague-based court has reportedly struggled to operate.
00:17Khan has lost access to his email and bank accounts.
00:21American staffers have been warned they could be arrested if they return home.
00:26Some human rights groups won't even respond to the court's emails.
00:33The sanctions came after ICC judges issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
00:41and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant.
00:45They're accused of possible war crimes in Gaza, charges Israel denies.
00:52Trump called the court's actions illegitimate.
00:56His executive order bans Khan from U.S. soil and threatens penalties for anyone
01:01who provides him with financial, material or technological support.
01:06The sanctions are freezing not just finances but investigations, including a major genocide probe in Sudan.
01:14Staffers say sanctions have made it difficult to conduct basic tasks, let alone seek justice for victims of war crimes.
01:21The fate of the court's operation is in jeopardy amid waning support from traditionally staunch allies.
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