EU blasts threats against ICC as US targets court

BRUSSELS, July 14: The European Union on Tuesday slammed threats against the International Criminal Court, after the United States vowed a sweeping campaign against the tribunal.

"We are strongly committed to international criminal justice and the fight against impunity. Attacks or threats against the court-elected officials, personnel or those cooperating with the court, are simply not acceptable," EU spokesman Anouar El Anouni said.
Washington on Monday menaced the court with further sanctions and other measures, accusing it of posing "an intolerable threat to US sovereignty."

The Trump administration said it would pressure other countries to withdraw from the court, marking a sharp escalation in the US effort to isolate the Hague-based institution and starve it of political and financial support.�" AFP