228

ICC prosecutor says world leaders 'threatened' him over Israel arrest warrants (thecradle.co)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

7 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says world leaders pressured him not to apply for arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister and defense minister on allegations of war crimes in Gaza, the BBC reported on 5 September.

Karim Khan told the BBC, “Several leaders and others told me and advised me and cautioned me,” he said.

Khan explained the ICC needed to request warrants for leaders on both sides of the conflict so that the court is viewed as applying “the law equally based upon some common standards.” “If one had applied for warrants in relation to Israeli officials and not for Gaza, [some would] say: 'Well, this is an obscenity' and, ‘How on earth is that possible?’” he said.

Though several months have passed since Khan's application, ICC judges have not issued any arrest warrants.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] logging_strict@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

These judges also don't live or conduct trade, especially with their neighbors being a global military power.

So these judges lack skin in the game. Asking Mongolia to arrest the leader of a neighboring country is the same as declaring war.

The media screaming they must do it, speaks volumes about their lack of IQ.