Poland’s decision to shield Israeli PM Netanyahu from an ICC arrest warrant during Auschwitz commemorations has sparked legal, political, and public outrage.
The former Polish president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has slammed Warsaw’s decision to protect Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu from the court’s arrest warrant should he decide to attend a commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp later this month.
“I don’t know much about politics, but from a legal point of view, the matter is crystal clear. There’s an arrest warrant for the prime minister of Israel on suspicion of committing war crimes, and states are obliged to execute it, Piotr Hofmanski, told the Polish news outlet Onet, as cited by the Anadolu news agency.
“The Polish government’s decision is a purely political decision, the government is clearly ignoring its legal obligations,” he added.
The ICC issued arrest warrants in November for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the besieged Gaza Strip. The order compels the ICC’s 124 member states to arrest them should they enter their territory.
“There is a legal and international obligation to fully cooperate with the ICC, and a state that does not fulfill this obligation puts itself in a very uncomfortable situation, and its international position becomes drastically limited,” Hofmanski argued. (more...)
Former ICC Head Slams Poland’s Decision to Shield Netanyahu from Arrest Warrant
Poland says it will allow Israeli officials, including PM Benjamin Netanyahu despite his ICC arrest warrant, to attend the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation.
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