The UN website has a kind of directory dedicated to the work of UN structures, including the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. This guidance speaks to Israel’s ability to stop ongoing war crimes investigations against it, as well as to lift arrest warrants against Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Galante.
Explaining exactly how this could happen, ICC spokesman Fadil Abdallah said the orders could be lifted if Israel can demonstrate that it is capable of carrying out a “serious” investigation into the allegations that formed the basis of the orders. the ICC.
“During the pre-trial stage, the accused can appeal the admissibility of the proceedings, the State or the accused himself can ask the ICC to dismiss the case, but only if there is evidence that serious and genuine proceedings are being carried out. national level. on similar charges,” Abdallah said.
He also recalled that the ICC does not carry out trials in absentia. The defendant must be physically present in the courtroom for the trial to begin. In this case, all defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty conclusively and beyond a doubt. Every accused has the right to a fair and public trial and, if necessary, to have a legal team.
Recall that “Cursor” wrote that after the activation of the alarm signals from 18:09 to 18:12 in the areas of Sharon, Samaria, Central Galilee, Amakim, Western Galilee, Carmel and the Menashe area, two missile launches. . The rockets crossed the Lebanese border and fell in open areas. This was reported by the IDF press service.
Kursor also reported that, according to a report by a senior Israeli official published by Channel 14, Israel plans to end hostilities in Lebanon in the coming days. Alesey Zhelezov channel writes about this.
