ICC prosecutor condemns US sanctions, says work will continue


ICC deputy prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan who is sanctioned by US speaks during an exclusive interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, October 9, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

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)

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