Judge Tomoko Akane, president of International Criminal Court, criticizes Russia for targeting the court’s prosecutors and judges over investigation into Putin, as well as Senator Lindsey Graham's threat to sanction the court over arrest warrants for Israelis.

US politicians are threatening to sanction court officials over the arrest warrant against Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has faced criticism and pressure over arrest warrants for Israeli's Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia's Vladimir Putin. View on euronews

Lindsey Graham ... Akane on Monday also had harsh words for Russia. “Several elected officials are being subjected to arrest warrants from a permanent member of the Security Council,” she said. Moscow issued warrants for Khan and others in response ...

Speaking at an annual conference of the court's 124 members, Judge Tomoko Akane did not name Russia or the United States but referred to them as permanent members of the UN Security Council.

President Judge Tomoko Akane has criticized the United States and Russia for undermining the institution's work, calling their interference "appalling." Speaking at the ICC's annual meeting in The Hague Monday,

Judge Tomoko Akane chided both countries for interfering with its investigations, calling their attacks on the court ‘appalling’