Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has designated four judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC): Solomy Balungi Bossa of Uganda, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza of Peru, Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou of Benin and Beti Hohler of Slovenia.
“As ICC judges, these four individuals have actively engaged in the ICC’s illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America or our close ally, Israel. The ICC is politicized and falsely claims unfettered discretion to investigate, charge, and prosecute nationals of the United States and our allies. This dangerous assertion and abuse of power infringes upon the sovereignty and national security of the United States and our allies, including Israel,” said Marco Rubio.
The International Criminal Court is the first permanent international court established on a contractual basis to help end impunity for numerous grave crimes committed in the 21st century. It is an independent body in relation to the United Nations, with its seat in The Hague, Netherlands. Although its expenses are mainly covered by assessed contributions from participating states, it can also receive voluntary contributions from governments, international organizations, individuals, corporations, and other entities.
