13 ICC judges and prosecutors are currently under US sanctions.
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- Omissions
- The ICC's 'thirteen' refers specifically to judges and prosecutors; the total number of sanctioned ICC individuals is reported by the BBC as 17, as the designations also cover other court officials. The MEP's figure is therefore accurate for judges and prosecutors but incomplete for the overall number of sanctioned ICC personnel.
- The claim was made on 20 October 2026, eleven days after the US imposed institutional sanctions on the ICC (9 October 2026); the ICC's 'thirteen' statement refers to the cumulative individual designations in place at that point.
- The Guardian (published 24 October 2026, after the session date) frames the 13 as the number first targeted in February 2025, indicating that the individual count has grown over time; the MEP's 'today' framing may reflect an earlier snapshot of the tally.
- Sources
- PrimaryInternational Criminal Court — 'The ICC strongly rejects US sanctions against the institution'"This unprecedented step follows a series of designations against thirteen independent Judges and prosecutors who serve the cause of justice."
- PrimaryInternational Criminal Court — 'The ICC strongly rejects new US sanctions designations'"As a result of these designations, at present, nine of the eighteen Judges, both of the two Deputy-Prosecutors, the former Prosecutor and one ..." (summing to thirteen judges and prosecutors)
- PrimaryU.S. Department of State — ICC Sanctions"October 9, 2026 Fact Sheet: Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court; October 9, 2026 Statement by Secretary Marco Rubio: Imposing Sanctions on..."
- SecondaryUN News — 'Serious blow': Guterres condemns new US sanctions on ICC"The court hit back forcefully, calling the step unprecedented, following sanction measures by the US already in place against 13 judges and ..."
- SecondaryBBC News — 'US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as...'"The US has already sanctioned 17 of the ICC's judges and officials, but this move sanctions the court itself as an institution and is intended..."
- SecondaryThe Guardian — 'ICC prosecutor says court making significant progress'"The new US sanctions target the whole institution of the ICC, but the US first targeted 13 ICC staff in February 2025. Khan was one of them..."