A group of lawyers who studied under International Criminal Court (ICC) President Tomoko Akane have submitted a petition with over 170,000 signatures to the Japanese government, demanding it take action to get U.S. sanctions against her lifted. The petition was submitted to Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Masanao Ozaki on Thursday. Members of the group studied under Akane when she was professor at Nagoya University’s School of Law.
Lawyer Yosuke Shamoto, who was present when the petition was submitted, said Ozaki told the group that the government had clearly conveyed to Washington its support for the ICC. The signatures were collected online in about a month. According to the group, Akane expressed her gratitude, saying that although individuals may seem small on their own, they are by no means powerless.
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