Turkey Case Synopsis: In February 2009, Turkish prosecutors began an investigation into whether Israeli leaders should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity over Israel’s offensive in Gaza after Mazlum-Der, a human rights organization, filed an official complaint in Turkey. The group asked that the Israeli officials concerned be detained if they entered Turkey. The senior Israeli officials concerned were Shimon Peres, Ehud Olmert, Tzipi Livni, Ehud Barak and Gabi Ashkenazi, the…
The Netherlands Case Synopsis: Based on the International Crimes Act of June 19 of 2003, an application for an arrest warrant against Ami Ayalon, minister without portfolio, was filed in October 2008 for torture. By the time the prosecution sought to establish whether or not he enjoyed immunity, Mr. Ayalon had left the Netherlands. On 19 May 2009, the Dutch Officer of Justice (the prosecutor) requested…
Case Synopsis: In 15th August 2017 Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor of International Criminal Court, has issued a warrant for the arrest of Mahmoud Warfali, officer of Saiqa of LNA. Mahmoud Warfali’s arrest was called upon for his criminal actions, war crimes committed in seven incidents, between the dates June 2016 and July 2017 The conflict dates back to the revolution of 2011 against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi which escalated into a civil war fought between several governments and…
Spain Case Synopsis: A Spanish judge issued a writ on 29 January 2009 stating that he was investigating seven Israelis for possible crimes against humanity for a 2002 air strike in Gaza that killed 15 Palestinians, including a leading Hamas member – Salah Shadeh – and nine children. Judge Fernando Andreu called this attack “disproportionate and excessive”. On 22nd July 2002, between 23.30 and 24.00 hours,…