BREAKTHROUGH: Belgian Authorities Arrest and Interrogate Israeli War Crimes Suspects Following Complaint by Hind Rajab Foundation and GLAN (www.hindrajabfoundation.org)

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Boom, Belgium — In what may become a turning point in the global pursuit of accountability, Belgian federal police have arrested and interrogated two Israeli soldiers credibly accused of war crimes in Gaza. The action came in response to an urgent legal complaint filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) earlier this week.

The suspects were identified and arrested with a clear show of force at the Tomorrowland festival in Boom. After being taken into custody, they were formally interrogated and released. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that a criminal investigation is now underway.

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[-] glimmer_twin@hexbear.net 15 points 5 days ago

Lmfao of course they were at a fucking rave

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 14 points 5 days ago

Is it normal to question and then release war criminals?!

[-] arsCynic@beehaw.org 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Is it normal to question and then release war criminals?!

Of course, we need to save prison space for people who grow Cannabis sativa plants, which is way worse than war or white-collar criminals such as bankers or politicians who murder/steal from the entire populace. Stocks must go up because we live on a planet with infinite resources. Eventually their wealth will trickle down to end poverty thanks to the goodness of the hearts of the ultrarich heroes. Greed is leftist propaganda.

[-] Provinto@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah it's weird they released them

[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 days ago

it makes me wonder if they're not serious and only did this to make themselves looking like they're complying with the rome statute.

[-] Samsuma@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

that's the thing: they aren't, they weren't, they never were and won't be unless locking up genociders was in any way beneficial to the eurolibs. But it's not. They have no problem speedrunning convicting brown people for the pettiest of crimes with 10x harsher sentences than nationals in Europe though.

so the answer to the question is: yes, for morally devoid Western reasons.