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Decisions in court of law are determined by the terminal goal set to their creation in the first place.
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/statement-icc-prosecutor-karim-aa-khan-kc-applications-arrest-warrants-situation-stateOn the basis of evidence collected and examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Yahya SINWAR (Head of the Islamic Resistance Movement (?Hamas?) in the Gaza Strip), Mohammed Diab Ibrahim AL-MASRI, more commonly known as DEIF (Commander-in-Chief of the military wing of Hamas, known as the Al-Qassam Brigades), and Ismail HANIYEH (Head of Hamas Political Bureau) bear criminal responsibility for the following war crimes and crimes against humanity committed on the territory of Israel and the State of Palestine (in the Gaza strip) from at least 7 October 2023: Extermination as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(b) of the Rome Statute;Murder as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(a), and as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i);Taking hostages as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(iii);Rape and other acts of sexual violence as crimes against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(g), and also as war crimes pursuant to article 8(2)(e)(vi) in the context of captivity;Torture as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(1)(f), and also as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity;Other inhumane acts as a crime against humanity, contrary to article 7(l)(k), in the context of captivity;Cruel treatment as a war crime contrary to article 8(2)(c)(i), in the context of captivity; andOutrages upon personal dignity as a war crime, contrary to article 8(2)(c)(ii), in the context of captivity.My Office submits that the war crimes alleged in these applications were committed in the context of an international armed conflict between Israel and Palestine, and a non-international armed conflict between Israel and Hamas running in parallel. We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were part of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Israel by Hamas and other armed groups pursuant to organisational policies. Some of these crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day.My Office submits there are reasonable grounds to believe that SINWAR, DEIF and HANIYEH are criminally responsible for the killing of hundreds of Israeli civilians in attacks perpetrated by Hamas (in particular its military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades) and other armed groups on 7 October 2023 and the taking of at least 245 hostages. As part of our investigations, my Office has interviewed victims and survivors, including former hostages and eyewitnesses from six major attack locations: Kfar Aza; Holit; the location of the Supernova Music Festival; Be?eri; Nir Oz; and Nahal Oz. The investigation also relies on evidence such as CCTV footage, authenticated audio, photo and video material, statements by Hamas members including the alleged perpetrators named above, and expert evidence.It is the view of my Office that these individuals planned and instigated the commission of crimes on 7 October 2023, and have through their own actions, including personal visits to hostages shortly after their kidnapping, acknowledged their responsibility for those crimes. We submit that these crimes could not have been committed without their actions. They are charged both as co-perpetrators and as superiors pursuant to Articles 25 and 28 of the Rome Statute.
They are expressing concern of where their money goes to.
We submit that these crimes could not have been committed without their actions.
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 21/05/2024 09:37:29They are expressing concern of where their money goes to.Currently: subsidising incompetently-run railways, subsidising inefficient wind farms, bailing out incompetent bankers, contributing to the profits of a post office that first extorts from and then prosecutes its employees without evidence, direct payments to the profits of foreign-owned water companies that pollute the rivers and sea, excessive salaries to managers employed to privatise the National Health Service, compensation to ferry companies with no ships for being excluded from transport tenders, payments to relatives of ministers for Covid-related scams, Amazon and Google who don't pay tax on their UK operations....Next: paying inadequate and belated compensation to the victims of crooked US suppliers of infected blood products and their UK stooges.....AFAIK most UK citizens make no contribution to Israel other than by buying fruit, and I see no protests about the treatment of Catalonian separatists by Spanish fruit-growers. Individuals who do contribute to Israel are, of course, mainly Jews, and you won't find many of us in these juvenile hate camps. Students who object to their university having relations with Israel, Gaza, Russia, the USA, Cecil Rhodes, or whatever, are free to leave and take their money with them. They never do.
Quote from: hamdani yusuf on 21/05/2024 11:22:39We submit that these crimes could not have been committed without their actions. I hope this is a mistranslation and not a deliberate error. Obviously any or all of these crimes could have been committed by anyone, on the instigation of anyone else, but would they?
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