The Hague – The deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday lashed out at U.S. sanctions, arguing they effectively put top court officials on a par with “terrorists and drug traffickers.”
In a wide-ranging interview, Mame Mandiaye Niang also said it would be “conceivable” to hold an in-absentia hearing against high-level ICC targets such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sixty-five-year-old Niang, along with top ICC judges, is subject to sanctions from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, in retaliation at the court’s arrest warrants for Netanyahu over Israel’s campaign in Gaza.
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