The International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to soon launch an online electronic platform that allows individuals to file complaints against Israeli perpetrators of war crimes. Omar Awadallah, Assistant Foreign Minister for United Nations and its Specialized Agencies, told Voice of Palestine radio that this platform, which will be launched today or tomorrow, will enable people to submit complaints online to the ICC supported by pictures and videos that show the crimes of the Israeli occupiers against them for the court to consider them and to take a stance against Israel. He pointed out that the Israeli government is continuing its racist policies, disregarding all international covenants that call for providing urgent protection for the Palestinian people. Awadallah stressed that there should be continuous interaction with the international community to force Israel to stop its daily crimes. B’Tselem spokesman Karim Jubran stressed the importance of documenting the crimes committed by the occupation forces with the International Criminal Court, despite its laxity in pursuing speedy accountability of war criminals in the occupying state. He called on people to submit to the Court their evidence and reports about war crimes committed by the occupation forces, stressing that these crimes do not fall under the statute of limitations. Shawan Jabarin, Director of Al-Haq, said that all admissions and complaints that are received from the people to be submitted to the ICC aim to put more pressure on the Office of the Public Prosecutor to force him to immediately consider and deal with them. He said that if the ICC does not consider the individual cases submitted to it, ‘we will demand the immediate closure of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to show our rejection of such irresponsible conduct.’ Jabarin said that there is a specific mechanism for receiving all reports and complaints from people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and then submitting them to the Office of the Public Prosecutor of the ICC.
Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA