The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation in France, the Ligue des droits de l’Homme (LDH), categorically disapprove of the statements made by French diplomacy about the alleged immunity of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
The arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the two Israeli officials must apply, as specified by Article 27 of the Rome Statute, which explicitly invalidates any immunity in this context.
France has a legal obligation under Chapter IX of the Rome Statute to cooperate fully with the Court, including in the arrest and surrender of individuals sought by the Court when such individuals are on its territory.
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