OFAC Adds International Criminal Court Officials to SDN List

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control added International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and ICC’s Head of Jurisdiction, Complementary, and Cooperation Division Phakiso Mochochoko to the Specially Designated Nationals List, according to a Sept. 2 notice. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned the new sanctions while talking to reporters the same day. “In June, the Trump administration authorized the imposition of economic sanctions against foreign persons directly engaged in ICC efforts to investigate U.S. or allied personnel, and those who materially assisted in those -- in that effort,” he said. “Today we take the next step, because the ICC continues to target Americans, sadly.”