Boom, Belgium — In what may become a turning point in the global pursuit of accountability,  Belgian federal police have arrested and interrogated two Israeli soldiers  credibly accused of war...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33465948

Boom, Belgium — In what may become a turning point in the global pursuit of accountability, Belgian federal police have arrested and interrogated two Israeli soldiers credibly accused of war crimes in Gaza. The action came in response to an urgent legal complaint filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) earlier this week.

The suspects were identified and arrested with a clear show of force at the Tomorrowland festival in Boom. After being taken into custody, they were formally interrogated and released. The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that a criminal investigation is now underway.

  • Tja@programming.devEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Formally interrogated and released… to return to Israel where they will never be extradited from. Progress?

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    13 days ago

    Wow.

    This is honestly shocking, but in a good way. It feels like most countries want to do like American Democrats and just pretend to be shocked and appalled while doing nothing of note to stop the genocide, and then here comes Belgium, nabbing a pair of war criminals with impunity.

    I love it. Make the baby killers scared to leave their country, the way it should be.