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Luis Moreno Ocampo discusses the Worldwide Legal Court docket’s requests for arrest warrants towards Israeli and Hamas leaders.
As Israel’s warfare towards Gaza continues, the Chief Prosecutor of the Worldwide Legal Court docket (ICC) has requested arrest warrants towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Protection Minister Yoav Gallant for warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity. The prosecutor, Karim Khan, has taken the identical actions towards three Hamas leaders.
If the arrest warrants are issued, the 5 males will not be capable to set foot in any ICC signatory nation with out risking arrest. Each Israel and Hamas have condemned the requests.
The courtroom has lengthy been criticized for under going after leaders from the South. Does this resolution imply it’s now ready to prosecute Western powers and their closest allies?
This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill speaks with the ICC’s first chief prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, concerning the implications of arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders.
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