Senior figures attack ‘obstruction’ of ICC’s Palestine investigation

Exclusive: Open letter signed by dozens of European ex-officials calls for end to unwarranted public criticism' of inquiry into alleged war crimes

• Attack on the ICC must be condemned - letter

More than 50 former foreign ministers, prime ministers and senior international officials, including two British Conservative former ministers, have signed an open letter condemning political interference in efforts by the international criminal court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes in Palestine.

The letter follows moves by the Trump administration to sanction court officials - orders that have since been reversed by the Biden administration - and is also seen as a rebuke of Boris Johnson, the British prime minister.