Tag: International Criminal Court
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Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni ups her attacks against the Judiciary: the ICC wants answers about Osama Al-Masri’s release
Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni is upping her attacks against Italy’s judiciary as she accuses them of interfering in government affairs. Her increasing attacks against the judiciary come as the International Criminal Court requested answers from the Italian government about Osama al-Masri’s release from custody and his deportation to Libya. The Italian governemnt has up to…
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EU Commissioner President Ursula von der Leyen supports the International Criminal Court despite US sanctions
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has defended the International Criminal Court and stood by its mission after it was hit with sanctions through an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump. The executive order, which can be read here, includes sanctions against anyone who funds the International Criminal Court. Sanctions are imposed on…
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Italy arrests and deports criminal sought by the ICC: Osama Al-Masri greeted with cheers in Tripoli
Previous Libyan prison manager Osama Al-Masri (Osama Elmasry Njeem) was arrested in Turin, Italy last Sunday. The previous officer, who ran the infamous Mitiga Prison, is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. He is being accused of committing and facilitating widespread murder, rape and torture of prisoners in Libya of different…
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US Congress passes Act 23 sanctioning anyone who upholds ICC Arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu
A Republican bill presented in Congress to protect Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from pending arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court was passed with the backing of up to 45 Democrats. No Republicans voted against it. The bill states that anyone who upholds the arrest warrants of the…
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Press reports state that Israeli Prime Minister won’t attend the anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz because Poland would apply ICC arrest warrants
Press reports are stating that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend the 80th year anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in Poland on the 27th January of next year. It has been reported that the Polish government informed the Israeli Prime Minister that it would execute the ICC warrants against him if was…
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ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan announces that new arrest warrant applications are forthcoming with regard to Sudan and Afghanistan
Yesterday, the 23rd session of the International Criminal Court’s Assembly of States Parties gathered at The Hague, under the shadow of international arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his previous Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Prosecutor Karim Khan opened the session with a sombre speech saying we are currently witnessing a global pandemic…
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Exclusive: Germany foils plans by the European High Representative Josep Borrell to discuss ICC arrest warrant
The Maltese Herald can reliably confirm that Germany, along with a group of other EU member states, has thwarted plans by the European Union’s outgoing High Representative, Josep Borrell, to discuss at the European Council the ICC arrest warrants against Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his ex-defense minister. After the International Criminal Court recently issued…
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France backs down on ICC warrant against Israeli Prime Minister and says won’t respect it
France has backed down on the arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ex-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant citing “legal immunity” of states not parties to the Rome statute. The full statement can be read here. The statement by France on the ICC warrants against the Israeli Prime…
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Updated: German Foreign Ministry contradicts Statement by the Chancellery on ICC’s arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Updated. In a separate statement, the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said that the judiciary is independent from the government and the German government is obliged to uphold its international agreements. She continued by saying that the German government is examining the arrest warrants before implementing them. In a brief statement, the German government said…
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The Maltese Government won’t issue a statement on the ICC’s arrest warrant against the Israeli Prime Minister, but will uphold decision and share EU Council statement
Sources at the Foreign desk have confirmed to The Maltese Herald that Malta will uphold the ICC’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister. However, Malta will refrain from issuing a formal statement for now. The matter will be discussed at the EU Council, and the government intends to…
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Breaking: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Updated: Israeli President Isaac Herzog has described the decision as outrageous. Currently, Israel is committing a very well-documented act of ethnic cleansing in the north of Gaza. The Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz said that the decision by the ICC was anti-Semitic while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Israel to implement sanctions…
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Kharim Khan says that he is sure that Judges will make the right decision on arrest warrants against Hamas and Benjamin Netanyahu
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, gave an interview to the Turkish public broadcaster TRT on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. When asked why the arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli government members have not been served, he responded that it is a decision for the Court’s Judges,…
