EU deplores US sanctions against ICC judges, including Slovenian
Slovenia has asked Brussels to intervene after the US targeted one of its nationals, Judge Beti Hohler, as part of new sanctions against the ICC.
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Slovenia has asked Brussels to intervene after the US targeted one of its nationals, Judge Beti Hohler, as part of new sanctions against the ICC.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/06/eu-deplores-us-sanctions-against-icc-judges-including-slovenian
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00:00The European Union has strongly condemned the United States for sanctioning four judges from the International Criminal Court.
00:06The sanctions announced on Thursday target judges including an EU citizen, Slovenia's Betty Hochler, deepening the ongoing transatlantic rift.
00:15Washington cited the ICC's baseless probes into alleged US and Israeli war crimes, including the recent warrant issued for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
00:25On Friday, top EU leaders voiced their empathic support for the court, with Commission President von der Leyen saying it must be free to act without pressure.
00:33The President said that the Commission fully supports the International Criminal Court and its officials,
00:41that this court holds perpetrators of the world's gravest crimes to account and gives victims a voice.
00:51It must be free to act without pressure. We will always stand for global justice and the respect of international law.
01:00The Netherlands, the ICC's host country, also deplored the move, while Slovenia called on Brussels to activate its blocking statute,
01:07which protects citizens and companies from what the EU deems illegal extraterritorial sanctions imposed by other countries.
01:14The ICC said it would continue its work undeterred, warning the sanctions only emboldened impunity.
01:21The US is not a party to the court and has long had a tense relationship with the Hague-based tribunal.