Tomoko Akane
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Oct 11, 2026
Navi PillaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There is so much tension and, and anxiety over the continued existence of international courts, mainly the International Criminal Court in The Hague, that, uh, you know, hundreds of staff feel they, they are under threat.
Ross MiharaHOST
The United States had already sanctioned ICC President Akane Tomoko and several staff members.
Ross MiharaHOST
It announced new restrictions that ban almost all ICC financial transactions that take place in or pass through the United States.
Ross MiharaHOST
They allow member nation contributions and payroll for 180 days.
Navi PillaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There is so much tension and, and anxiety over the continued existence of international courts, mainly the International Criminal Court in The Hague, that our, you know, hundreds of staff feel they, they are under threat.
Kanako SaknoHOST
The United States had already sanctioned ICC President Akane Tomoko and several staff members.
Kanako SaknoHOST
It announced new restrictions that ban almost all ICC financial transactions that take place in or pass through the United States.
Kanako SaknoHOST
They allow member nation contributions and payroll for one hundred and eighty days.
Navi PillaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There are, you know, hundreds of staff feel they, they are under threat.
Kanako SaknoHOST
The United States had already sanctioned ICC President Akane Tomoko and several staff members.
Kanako SaknoHOST
It announced new restrictions that ban almost all ICC financial transactions that take place in or pass through the United States.
Kanako SaknoHOST
They allow member nation contributions and payroll for one hundred and eighty days.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There are, you know, hundreds of staff feel they, they are under threat.
Maria SatoHOST
The United States had already sanctioned ICC President Akane Tomoko and several staff members.
Maria SatoHOST
They announced new restrictions that ban almost all ICC financial transactions that take place in or pass through the United States.
Maria SatoHOST
They allow member nation contributions and payroll for 180 days.
Navi PillaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There is so much tension and, and anxiety over the continued existence of international courts, mainly the International Criminal Court in The Hague, that are, you know, hundreds of staff feel they, they are under threat.
Keiko KitagawaHOST
The United States had already sanctioned ICC President Akane Tomoko and several staff members.
Keiko KitagawaHOST
It announced new restrictions that ban almost all ICC financial transactions that take place in or pass through the United States.
Keiko KitagawaHOST
They allow member nation contributions and payroll for one hundred and eighty days.
Ben MeiselasADVERTISER
[whooshing]
Ben MeiselasHOST
So here's ICC President Tomoko Akane.
Ben MeiselasHOST
Now, she already was individually sanctioned a month or so ago by the Trump regime.
Ben MeiselasHOST
They attacked her.
Ben MeiselasHOST
They went specifically after her, and now they issued these same type of blocking sanctions against the whole court, and anybody affiliated with it basically gets banned from participating in the international monetary system that the United States controls.
Ben MeiselasHOST
So the Trump regime wielding the post-World War II international monetary system architecture, which is based on the dollar, to attack anybody who's devoted their life to the ICC because the Trump regime wants to protect Netanyahu, and in the future, war criminal Trump and war criminal Hegseth from prosecution for their genocidal war criminal behavior.
Ben MeiselasHOST
ICC President Tomoko Akane, here's what she says.
Tomoko AkaneSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Unprecedented move.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's a mystery person.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn't.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[crowd cheering] And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway.
Ross MiharaHOST
The Trump administration in August imposed sanctions on ICC leaders-
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Nobel Prize is given out today
Ross MiharaHOST
... including the court's president, Akane Tomoko.
Ross MiharaHOST
The latest restrictions will, in principle, ban all ICC financial transactions in or through the US.
Ross MiharaHOST
Transactions to continue operations, including payment of contributions from member nations and payroll expenditures, will be allowed for 180 days, hinting at a possible diplomatic solution.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's a mystery person.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn't.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[cheering] And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway.
Kanako SaknoHOST
The Trump administration in August imposed sanctions on ICC leaders, including the court's president, Akane Tomoko.
Kanako SaknoHOST
The latest restrictions will, in principle, ban all ICC financial transactions in or through the US.
Kanako SaknoHOST
Transactions to continue operations, including payment of contributions from member nations and payroll expenditures, will be allowed for one hundred and eighty days, hinting at a possible diplomatic solution.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's a mystery person.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel Peace Prize, but didn't.
Donald TrumpSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[clapping and cheering] And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway.
Kanako SaknoHOST
The Trump administration in August imposed sanctions on ICC leaders, including the court's president, Akane Tomoko.
Kanako SaknoHOST
The latest restrictions will, in principle, ban all ICC financial transactions in or through the US.
Kanako SaknoHOST
Transactions to continue operations, including payment of contributions from member nations and payroll expenditures, will be allowed for one hundred and eighty days, hinting at a possible diplomatic solution.
Damien WilleyHOST
Pursue officials from a weak state and international justice can carry on and proceed.
Damien WilleyHOST
And that's why ICC President Tomoko Akane described the sanctions in terms that go beyond just institutional self-defence.
Tomoko AkaneSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
and our actions are guided only by the law and evidence, seeking to obstruct a court of law from fulfilling its judicial mandate is unacceptable.
Tomoko AkaneSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It is an attack against sovereign states that have created the court.
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