ICC prosecutors drop probe into US sanctions on Venezuela

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Updated 12 March 2026
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ICC prosecutors drop probe into US sanctions on Venezuela

  • Prosecutors said in a statement that it would not open an investigation into the sanctions

AMSTERDAM: Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said on Thursday they did not see a reasonable basis to believe crimes against humanity ⁠had been committed as ⁠a result of sanctions imposed by the US ⁠on the country since 2014.
The prosecutors said in a statement that it would not open an investigation into the sanctions. A separate ⁠probe ⁠into possible crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela since 2014 was ongoing, they added.