India, Aug. 21 -- The International Criminal Court has strongly rejected new sanctions announced by the United States against its judges and prosecutors in a renewed push surrounding investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of State imposed new sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors of ICC for engaging in efforts to prosecute US and Israeli citizens.
The U.S. sanctions target Trial Division judges Kimberly Prost and Nicolas Yann Guillou, and Deputy Prosecutors Nazhat Shameem Khan and Mame Mandiaye Niang.
Prost is designated for ruling to authorize the ICC's investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, the State Department said. Guillou was designated for ruling to authorize the ICC's iss...