US Pushes NATO Allies to Dismantle ICC, Withdraw From Founding Treaty: Politico
Washington urged nearly all NATO members to reject ICC authority and halt support as it expands sanctions on court officials.
- In a mid-July closed-door meeting in Brussels, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker urged the alliance's 32 member states to 'immediately take steps to withdraw' from the Rome Statute, the International Criminal Court's founding treaty.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio launched this offensive to 'systematically dismantle' the tribunal, citing concerns over sovereignty and ICC arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding alleged war crimes in Gaza.
- Washington imposed sanctions last month against ICC President Tomoko Akane and 9 of the court's 18 judges, while the State Department warned it would scrutinize nations refusing to reject the court's 'false authority'.
- European diplomats described the US demands as 'quite shocking,' while the French delegation emphasized its 'unwavering support' for the ICC and Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen affirmed the Netherlands 'fully' supports the institution.
- Asserting that court officials must act 'independently and without external pressure,' European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa jointly rejected Washington's isolation efforts against the tribunal.
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The US is trying to mobilize its NATO allies in a campaign to "systematic dismantling of the International Criminal Court (ICC), further straining already-stretched transatlantic relations. In a meeting with the closed doors of the 32 NATO ambassadors, held in Brussels in mid-July, US envoy Matthew Whitaker called on the NATO countries to help ...
The US is trying to mobilize its NATO allies in a campaign to "systematic dismantling of the International Criminal Court, further straining already-strung transatlantic relations." In a meeting with the closed doors of the 32 NATO ambassadors, held in Brussels in mid-July, US envoy Matthew Whitaker asked NATO countries for help in disbanding this international body and urged them to withdraw from the founding document of the ICC, Rome's Statute…
In the crusade against the Criminal Court, the American NATO ambassador asked allies for support to put an end to the "sham".
The U.S. has appealed to NATO partners to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), reporting to the Policy with reference to its internal document." The U.S. will systematically undermine the Court's capacity. (...) We urge you to take immediate action to withdraw from the ICC," quoted the policy paper sent by the U.S. side to the Alliance countries.
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