India, Dec. 19 -- The International Criminal Court in the Hague has slammed the United States for its sanctions against judges Gocha Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia. In a statement issued on Thursday, the top criminal court labeled the sanctions as a 'flagrant attack' against the institution.

'Strongly rejecting' the sanctions, the ICC said that the US action "undermine the rule of law".

"When judicial actors are threatened for applying the law, it is the international legal order itself that is placed at risk," it added further. The ICC added that ot will "continue to carry out its mandate with independence and impartiality, in full accordance with the Rome Statute and in the interest of victims of intern...