August 18, 2026: OFAC Update, Part 1: ICC and Venezuela Designations


International Criminal Court-related Designations; Venezuela-related Designation; Issuance of International Criminal Court-related General License

Additions:

The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [ICC-EO14203] Executive Order 14203

AKANE, Tomoko

  • Address: Netherlands
  • DOB: 28 Jun 1956
  • POB: Aichi, Japan
  • Nationality: Japan
  • Gender: Female
  • Passport: RA3001686 (Japan) expires 17 Nov 2027
  • Party Type: Individual

Supplemental Information: Akane is a Japanese jurist who has served as President of the ICC since March 2024, after joining the Court as a judge in 2018. Executive Order 14203, signed February 6, 2025, initially targeted then-Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and was expanded in stages during 2025 to cover additional judges and deputy prosecutors before today’s designation added Akane; press coverage ties the underlying campaign to the Court’s arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and to a past ICC probe into US conduct in Afghanistan. Three ICC judges reportedly sued the administration over the broader sanctions program in June 2026.

SEYE, Abdoulaye

  • Address: Netherlands
  • DOB: 09 May 1967
  • POB: Dakar, Senegal
  • Nationality: Senegal
  • Gender: Male
  • Passport: A04447087 (Senegal) expires 23 Jul 2030
  • Party Type: Individual

Supplemental Information: Seye, a Senegalese national, is identified in press reporting as an ICC senior trial lawyer, and was designated in the same State Department action as ICC President Akane.

The following entity has been added to OFAC’s SDN List:

OFAC Program: [VENEZUELA-EO13850] Executive Order 13850

BLUWAVES PROPERTIES LIMITED

  • Address: Virgin Islands, British
  • Organization Established Date: 05 Mar 2021
  • Registration Number: 2056404 (Virgin Islands, British)
  • Party Type: Entity

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