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ICC picks Tomoko Akane as new president for 2024-2027 term

A native of the central prefecture of Aichi, Tomoko Akane began serving as a prosecutor in Japan in 1982 before taking up posts such as a professor at a Japanese law school and head of a U.N. training center. She became an ICC judge in March 2018. | Kyodo

Kyodo

Mar 12, 2024

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday announced Tomoko Akane as its new president for a three-year term through 2027, becoming the first Japanese to head the Hague-based body.

In a plenary session, the 67-year-old was elected along with new first and second vice presidents, Rosario Salvatore Aitala from Italy and Reine Alapini-Gansou from Benin, effective immediately, the ICC said in a news release.

The appointments came as the ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian individuals, including President Vladimir Putin, over alleged war crimes in Ukraine related to Moscow's aggression against Kyiv since February 2022.

ICC picks Tomoko Akane as new president for 2024-2027 term

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