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12.09.2024 - 19:41 [ Times of Israel ]

Netanyahu said to ask AG to probe him and Gallant in bid to avert ICC arrest warrant

Channel 12 news said Netanyahu wanted a probe into the ongoing war and how the military campaign against Hamas has been handled to be opened and then closed, with an update filed to the ICC that the charges had been investigated by Israel and therefore do not require the court’s intervention.

According to the report, Baharav-Miara rejected the request on the grounds that it was a blatant ploy and would not satisfy the ICC.

10.09.2024 - 19:05 [ International Criminal Court (ICC) ]

Judge Socorro Flores Liera

Nationality: Mexico (Latin American and Caribbean States)

Term: 11 March 2021 – 10 March 2030

Assumed full-time duty: 1 May 2021

Elected from: List B on 23 December 2020

Assigned to: Pre-Trial Division

10.09.2024 - 18:55 [ International Criminal Court (ICC) ]

Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou

Second Vice-President

Nationality: Benin (African States)

Term: 11 March 2018 – 10 March 2027

Assumed full-time duty: 11 June 2018

Elected from: List B on 8 December 2017

Assigned to: Pre-Trial Division

10.09.2024 - 18:45 [ International Criminal Court (ICC) ]

Judge Iulia Motoc

Nationality: Romania (Eastern Europe)

Term: 11 March 2024 – 10 March 2033

Elected from: List B on 4 December 2023

Assigned to: Pre-Trial Division

10.09.2024 - 18:32 [ Ynetnews.com ]

ICC prosecutor seeks urgent arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and Hamas leaders

(today)

In filing to court, Karim Khan expresses frustration with court‘s delay in issuing warrants, urging swift action ahead of Netanyahu‘s scheduled speech at UN General Assembly later in September

10.09.2024 - 18:21 [ JustSecurity.org ]

“With Utmost Urgency”: Arrest Warrants and Amicus Observations at the International Criminal Court

(September 9, 2024)

The Court has yet to issue any warrants.

(…)

Four States Parties argued that the Court lacks or may not exercise jurisdiction over Israeli nationals who commit international crimes in Gaza: Argentina, Congo, Czechia, and Hungary. They were joined by the United States, which is not a State Party

10.09.2024 - 18:10 [ DrALJONES / Mastodon.social ]

Report: ICC prosecutor Karim Khan reveals pressure on him from US lawmakers & threats from supporters of both Israel & Russia since pursuing charges against their leaders.

(September 5, 2024)

“You cannot allow an attack on the court,” Khan said. “Then you have no rules-based system.”*

https://aje.io/7u2xai?update=3158140

* Which is exactly what Russia Israel & US want; hence the „Hague Invasion Act“

#US #Russia #Israel #ICC ..

12.04.2024 - 08:00 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Julian Assange nun fünf Jahre im Gefängnis

Den USA ist bis zum 14. April Zeit gegeben worden, Zusicherungen zu drei Punkten im Berufungsantrag der Verteidiger Julian Assanges abzugeben. Diese Zusicherungen können dann wiederum von Assanges Anwaltsteam bis zum 13. Mai kommentiert werden, bevor der High Court dann am 20. Mai „oder möglicherweise zu einem vom Gericht bekannt gegebenen späteren Zeitpunkt“ bekannt geben, ob es zu einer Berufungsverhandlung in diesem Fall kommt.

28.01.2024 - 10:30 [ Fabio De Masi ]

Wer steckt hinter dem Geheimdienstnetzwerk um Jan Marsalek?

Die Staatsanwaltschaft stellte jedoch keinen Haftbefehl gegen Marsalek aus, obwohl unmittelbare Flucht- und Verdunkelungsgefahr bestand, sondern ließ ihn am 19. Juni 2020 in Begleitung mindestens eines österreichischen Verfassungsschützers seelenruhig aus Deutschland herausspazieren. Sein Anwalt, der kürzlich dem Landgericht München einen angeblichen Brief von Jan Marsalek übermittelte, versicherte, Marsalek wolle das Geld nur auf den Philippinen „suchen“. Die Ermittlungen gegen den Fluchthelfer von Herrn Marsalek vom Verfassungsschutz wurden später eingestellt, da dieser ja nur „Reisehelfer“ gewesen sei. Schließlich habe zum Zeitpunkt der Flucht kein Haftbefehl gegen Marsalek vorgelegen. Ein Schelm, wer Böses dabei denkt.

22.01.2024 - 09:36 [ Thomas Moser / Buchkomplizen.de ]

Der Amri-Komplex: Ein Terroranschlag, zwölf Tote und die Verstrickungen des Staates

Am 19. Dezember 2016 kam es auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt am Berliner Breitscheidplatz zu einer LKW-Attacke, die insgesamt zwölf Menschen das Leben kostete. Für diesen schwersten Terroranschlag in Deutschland seit der Bombe auf das Münchner Oktoberfest von 1980 gilt laut offizieller Version der Tunesier Anis Amri noch immer als alleiniger Täter. Doch nach über vierjähriger Aufklärung in mehreren parlamentarischen Untersuchungsausschüssen gibt es daran begründete Zweifel. Wenn nicht Amri, wer saß dann am Steuer des LKW? Wer waren die Mittäter und Helfer? Und warum haben die deutschen Sicherheitsbehörden kein Interesse, die wahren Hintergründe aufzuklären? Thomas Moser macht deutlich: Die ungeklärten Fragen aus dem NSU-Skandal wiederholen sich auf erschreckende Weise nun im Amri-Komplex.

04.12.2023 - 15:43 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Twitter ]

After 2 months of war recess, Netanyahu‘s corruption trial has resumed in a slow, technical day with few present as PM fights for political & personal survival.

Defense asked if pace can be slowed to 2ce a week & judges suggest upping to 4 x week.(No pics allowed in courtroom.)

04.12.2023 - 11:00 [ Times of Israel ]

Netanyahu corruption trial resumes

An emergency order that Justice Minister Yariv Levin put in place for the courts when the war with Hamas began expired last week, and most courts have been ordered to resume normal operations.

Netanyahu is currently exempted from attending the hearings but may be called to testify in a few months.

07.11.2023 - 17:03 [ Haaretz ]

With Netanyahu‘s Coup in Full Swing, His Trial Is Stuttering. Not by Accident

(05.03.2023)

The trial and the coup are now simultaneously underway, but while the first is lumbering along, the second is galloping forward. The hearings in the Jerusalem District Court will resume only after Passover. Until the judges return from their hiatus, the wings of the High Court of Justice might be clipped, the Judicial Appointments Committee might be under full control of the politicians, or Israel might be in the throes of a historic constitutional crisis.

07.11.2023 - 16:40 [ Haaretz ]

Mendelblit, Don’t Delay

(14.02.2018)

The police announcement Tuesday – that the investigations into two cases involving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been completed – came 13 months after Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit decided that a “preliminary examination” of the allegations, which itself took six months, should become full-fledged criminal investigations.

25.07.2023 - 21:51 [ Haaretz ]

Israel‘s AG Objects to Law Preventing Netanyahu From Being Declared Unfit for Office

The conflict of interest agreement, signed in 2020, states that Netanyahu has conflicts of interest concerning appointments in the law enforcement system, given his trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. This means Netanyahu is barred from making judicial appointments, or getting involved in legislative matters that may impact his ongoing trial. Netanyahu signed the arrangement three years ago when then-attorney general Avichai Mandelblit drew up the arrangement to prevent Netanyahu from being declared unfit for office.

After passing the law, Netanyahu publicly stated that he would not stop his judicial overhaul and would be directly involved in the process despite the conflict of interest agreement.

24.07.2023 - 21:12 [ Times of Israel ]

Top enforcement official tells TV: Country lost democracy due to PM’s trial

Today, 8:33 pm

A top law enforcement official tells Channel 12 he believes the government’s aim in eliminating the reasonableness standard is now to appoint “a general prosecutor who is ‘one of ours.‘”

“It’s all about who will close [Netanyahu’s] criminal case,” the unnamed official says.

“This is what the country has lost its democracy for. Awful.”

23.07.2023 - 19:15 [ Haaretz ]

Former Shin Bet chief: Bill will lead to Rabin‘s assassin being released

It will allow „liars, thieves, or maybe even rapists and murderers“ to be elected to the Knesset, form a coalition, and run as president, Ayalon, formerly commander of the navy and the Shayetet 13 navy commando unit, said. „Yigar Amir, the murderer of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, will be pardoned and it‘s likely that he‘ll run for the Knesset.“

21.07.2023 - 15:52 [ CNN ]

No indictment for Netanyahu

(20. April 1997)

Netanyahu told CNN‘s Walter Rodgers he was „glad that the truth came out,“ and said the entire incident was „blown out of proportion and twisted out of shape.“

„It‘s politics,“ he said in an interview shortly after the attorney general released his report. „Of course there were people out to get us. But this is going nowhere. It‘s done. It‘s finished.“

21.07.2023 - 15:42 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu Is Fulfilling the Doomsday Prophecy of This Supreme Court Justice

“There already are legislative initiatives meant to increase political involvement in appointing judges, as well as curtailing the Supreme Court’s authority, apparently for the purpose of preventing judicial review of government actions…all I can say is this: first, this is a crude threat, unseen heretofore by the judiciary, meant apparently to influence its rulings; second, these steps are a surefire recipe for critically damaging democracy and for perpetuating corruption.”

These pointed words were written in 2008 by Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levi, who was part of the panel hearing a petition against a decision by then-Attorney General Menachem Mazuz to grant a lenient plea bargain to former President Moshe Katsav.

08.07.2023 - 14:20 [ Haaretz ]

Hollywood Mogul Milchan Treated His Netanyahu Testimony as He Treats Everything Else: A Commodity

With careful consideration, it is plausible to suggest that Milchan‘s decision may have been influenced by the judges‘ proposal to withdraw the bribery charge in Case 4000, which was presented just before his testimony. The witness perceived this case to overshadow his own involvement, often remarking that the magnitude of „hundreds of millions of dollars“ cannot be compared to indulgences in cigars and champagne. This positioning allowed Milchan to assume a supporting role in the unfolding narrative, but an unexpected turn of events thrust him into the spotlight. Being fluent in the language of power, it appears that Milchan recognized Netanyahu‘s resurgent influence and chose not to risk challenging him.

26.06.2023 - 19:22 [ Haaretz ]

If There Was Ever a Time for Israel‘s Protesters to Wake Up, It‘s Now

If there was a time to wake up, once again, with all our strength against the judicial coup – that time is now. This is not a drill; it‘s back with us. The protest leaders promised in the beginning that they „sleep with their boots on.“ Now it‘s time to put ours on.

26.06.2023 - 13:46 [ Haaretz ]

Is Israel Prepared to Prosecute Its Prime Minister?

For this saga to end now, one of two things has to happen: Either the prosecution has to withdraw the indictment, or Netanyahu has to admit to some of the charges and leave office immediately. But the prime minister is now breathing easy and praising the judges whom he previously suspected of being leftists. And Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who views the court’s position as a colossal mistake, is currently determined to go all the way, including to the Supreme Court.

23.06.2023 - 12:55 [ Times of Israel ]

Film mogul Milchan to testify at Netanyahu trial Sunday, as AG said to mull deal

Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan, a key witness in one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption cases, is set to testify at the premier’s corruption trial via video link from Brighton, England, beginning on Sunday.

The film producer is a witness in Case 1000 — one of three in which Netanyahu faces charges — involving suspicions that the premier illicitly accepted gifts including cigars and champagne from Milchan and another billionaire, James Packer.

23.06.2023 - 12:44 [ Haaretz ]

Israel‘s AG Will Discuss Possibility of Netanyahu Plea Deal as Next Step in Bribery Trial

According to the report, during a routine hearing at the Jerusalem District Court on Tuesday, the judges engaged in a fifteen-minute discussion with the State Prosecutor‘s Office and Netanyahu‘s defense team and the other defendants, Shaul and Iris Elovich.

The judges reportedly emphasized that „the good of the state requires a settlement.“

23.06.2023 - 12:39 [ Times of Israel ]

Reports: Judges in Netanyahu trial tell prosecution bribery charge has little chance

(22.06.2023)

According to Walla and Channel 13, the judges convened with state prosecutors and Netanyahu’s defense team in their chambers in order to discuss the complexities involved in substantiating the bribery charge against the prime minister in Case 4000, the most significant of the three cases against Netanyahu that make up the trial.

Also known as the Bezeq-Walla case, it focuses on allegations that Netanyahu, during a previous tenure as prime minister, authorized regulatory decisions that financially benefited Bezeq telecommunications giant shareholder Shaul Elovitch by hundreds of millions of shekels.

23.06.2023 - 12:29 [ Haaretz ]

Top News Editor at Netanyahu Trial: ‘No One Got the Treatment Like He Did’

(21.06.2023)

At the start of the hearing in Netanyahu’s ongoing trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust, the three judges summoned both sides’ lawyers to their chamber for a private consultation. However, they declined to say what the discussion had been about.

(…)

He also said that then-editor in chief Avi Alkalay routinely altered articles in ways that benefited Netanyahu. “There were also articles that were shelved,” he added.

Asked by prosecutor Yael Shahaf how Alkalay explained his behavior, Borochov said Alkalay told him “that he coordinates things with the Prime Minister’s Office,” and that if “things didn’t go the way they should,” he would be replaced with an editor in chief chosen by Netanyahu

23.06.2023 - 12:20 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Three Netanyahu advisors indicted for intimidating witness in PM‘s trial

(21.06.2023)

Yonatan Orich, Ofer Golan and Israel Einhorn attempted to intimidate Shlomo Filber, a witness in Netanyahu’s Case 4000, while being employed by the Likud as part of its 2019 election campaign, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

The three allegedly sent a mobile device with an external speaker to Filber’s home, and played a recording in which they accused the witness of lying.

13.06.2023 - 13:32 [ CNN ]

No indictment for Netanyahu

(20. April 1997)

Netanyahu told CNN‘s Walter Rodgers he was „glad that the truth came out,“ and said the entire incident was „blown out of proportion and twisted out of shape.“

„It‘s politics,“ he said in an interview shortly after the attorney general released his report. „Of course there were people out to get us. But this is going nowhere. It‘s done. It‘s finished.“

13.06.2023 - 13:27 [ Haaretz ]

Three Years In, Netanyahu‘s Trial Has No End in Sight

Some jurists say the judges in the Netanyahu cases are allowing the proceedings to drag on too long

12.05.2023 - 00:40 [ DailyTimes.com.pk ]

Imran Khan arrest: Protests erupt across country

(May 9, 2023)

In another tweet, he said Rangers had captured the Islamabad High Court. The personnel of paramilitary force tortured many lawyers, also

PTI Secretary General Asad Umar tweeted that a six-member committee, headed by PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, would determine the next course of action.

“Pakistan’s biggest political leader has been arrested,” Umar said. “The whole world is being shown that there is no law in the country.”

12.05.2023 - 00:21 [ Ihtisham Ul Haq / Nitter ]

Imran Khan’s lawyers.

(May 9, 2023)

12.05.2023 - 00:00 [ New York Times ]

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Ex-Leader, Is Arrested

(May 9, 2023)

Mr. Khan and his supporters deny the charges, characterizing them as a misuse of the justice system by the government, led by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, and the military to keep him out of politics. Political and military leaders deny those claims.

The tensions surrounding Mr. Khan broke into violence in November, when he was wounded during a rally after an unidentified man opened fire on his convoy, in what aides have called an assassination attempt. In recent months, Mr. Khan has accused a senior intelligence official of playing a role in that shooting.

28.04.2023 - 07:22 [ Ynetnews.com ]

AG, Netanyahu attorneys talk road to plea deal

(27.04.2023)

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s defense team to discuss a possible plea deal, Ynet learned on Thursday.

The meeting took place following the court‘s proposal to examine the possibility of mediation and after similar discussions were only held in the matter of Netanyahu‘s co-defendant communication mogul Shaul Elovitch who was charged with bribing the prime minister.

28.04.2023 - 07:16 [ associated press ]

What is the latest on Netanyahu’s corruption trial?

Once the prosecution completes its list, which is expected to happen in the next year or so, the defense will begin to call its own witnesses, possibly including Netanyahu himself. While there’s no official completion date, experts expect a ruling in about two years.

16.04.2023 - 13:20 [ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ]

Sanft entsorgt

(30.03.2014)

Eine verschlüsselte Festplatte war im November 2011 dem BKA ausgehändigt worden.

Die Excel-Dateien und Filmkopien enthielten unter anderem Edathys Schicksalsdaten: Ab der Spalte 5.311 unter dem Buchstaben „S“ wie Sebastian befanden sich seine Bestellungen für Bilder nackter Jungen. Aber bis zu diesem Eintrag kam die Beamtin nicht. Sie blieb bei der groben Durchsicht bei Spalte 1123 hängen: Und war wie elektrisiert: Denn dort stand, unter dem Buchstaben „D“, der Name ihres BKA-Gruppenleiters.

16.04.2023 - 13:04 [ Bild.de ]

Der Edathy-Krimi: Hat das BKA zwei Jahre weggesehen?

24.02.2014 – 00:01 Uhr

Ein böser Verdacht wabert durchs Berliner Regierungsviertel: Hat das Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) im Fall Edathy wichtige Hinweise über zwei Jahre hinweg bewusst ignoriert?

16.04.2023 - 12:58 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Die Vor-Bild-flutliche Demokratie

(24.02.2014)

19. Februar, Sitzung des Innenausschusses. Anhörung von Jörg Ziercke. Die Herren Abgeordneten – ich will diese honorigen Herrschaften jetzt lieber nicht namentlich erwähnen, sie müssten mittlerweile irgendwo in Grund und Boden versunken sein – kommen also aus dem Walhalla des Parlamentarismus heraus, pflanzen sich vor die Kameras und machen in Opposition. Reden tun sie dabei wie immer. Sagen tun sie nichts. Keine Information. Man habe auf Granit gebissen. Da könne man eben nichts machen. Aber man werde dranbleiben. Ganz bestimmt.

Enter Jörg Ziercke. Elvis has left the building, Ladies and Gentlemen. Und jetzt noch, vor lauter Güte, eine kleine Nachaufführung vor den KollegInnen der Presseschauspieler.

Nach dem Statement des seit 2004 amtierenden B.K.A.-Präsidenten warte ich ab. Vielleicht macht ja irgendjemand irgendwas. Vielleicht hat ja jemand zugehört. Jemand muss es doch gemerkt haben. Es kann hier doch nicht jeder entweder zu dumm oder gekauft sein.

Aber nein. Wieder nichts. Diesmal warte ich nicht bis zum nächsten Tag. (19.02.2014, Ziercke: Bundeskriminalamt saß zwei Jahre auf Edathys Namen)

Fünf Tage später. Ja, fünf. Die Mutigsten und Schlauesten sind ja bekanntlich Partei-Funktionäre in diesem Land, weil sie in der Lage sind sich ein “Bild” zu machen.

Wer auch immer irgendwann einmal über diese Zeit und diese Tage in dieser Republik erzählen wird – oder muss – er hat mein Mitgefühl.

Das war´s dann aber auch schon.

04.04.2023 - 07:04 [ allisrael.com ]

Netanyahu trial could become closed-door mediation

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara will reportedly need to decide whether the Netanyahu trial should be transferred out of the Jerusalem District Court, which is currently handling it.

04.04.2023 - 07:01 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Netanyahu‘s corruption trial may be moved to mediation

Discussions have been taking place behind closed doors in front of a District Court judge with no minutes recorded.

29.03.2023 - 09:02 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu‘s Actions Make It Clear: This Is Just a Tactical Pause

Netanyahu is still a short distance away from achieving his primary goal, even if he is forced to stop due to the circumstances. His motives have remained in place. Over the longer term, he desperately needs to pass the legislation so that he can stabilize his government coalition and derail his current criminal trial.

27.03.2023 - 20:52 [ CNN ]

No indictment for Netanyahu

(20. April 1997)

Netanyahu told CNN‘s Walter Rodgers he was „glad that the truth came out,“ and said the entire incident was „blown out of proportion and twisted out of shape.“

„It‘s politics,“ he said in an interview shortly after the attorney general released his report. „Of course there were people out to get us. But this is going nowhere. It‘s done. It‘s finished.“

27.03.2023 - 20:32 [ Haaretz ]

With Netanyahu‘s Coup in Full Swing, His Trial Is Stuttering. Not by Accident

(05.03.2023)

The trial and the coup are now simultaneously underway, but while the first is lumbering along, the second is galloping forward. The hearings in the Jerusalem District Court will resume only after Passover. Until the judges return from their hiatus, the wings of the High Court of Justice might be clipped, the Judicial Appointments Committee might be under full control of the politicians, or Israel might be in the throes of a historic constitutional crisis.

27.03.2023 - 20:30 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu Announces Freeze to Judicial Overhaul as General Strike Shutters Israel

(March 27, 2023 8:13 pm)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would temporarily freeze his government‘s controversial plans to enfeeble the judicial system, following a night of mass demonstrations across the country and an unprecedented general strike.

Netanyahu said that he ordered „the timeout“ on the controversial legislation until after the Knesset recess in order „to give a real opportunity for real dialogue.“

27.03.2023 - 20:29 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Petition for Netanyahu’s removal from office rejected by High Court

(March 27, 2023 15:45)

The court rejected the petition by the Defenders of Israeli Democracy on all grounds, saying that judicial intervention was a last resort after all other avenues had been exhausted.

The petition was viewed as unacceptable in its framing, and the petitioners were ordered to pay NIS 5,000 for expenses to the state treasury.

27.03.2023 - 20:25 [ The New York Times / Nitter ]

Israel’s Parliament passed legislation early Thursday that would make it more difficult to remove prime ministers from office, a move that critics said was aimed at protecting the country’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption.

(23.03.2023)

24.03.2023 - 07:58 [ Reuters / Nitter ]

Israel passed a new law that limits the conditions under which a sitting prime minister can be removed from office, despite objections from opponents that its intent is to shield the incumbent Netanyahu from any fallout of his corruption trials

24.03.2023 - 07:34 [ news.today.3ch9.com ]

Israel OKs Law Protecting Netanyahu from Corruption Trial

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition approved legislation that would protect the Israeli leader from being deemed unfit to rule over his corruption trial and claims of a conflict of interest surrounding his involvement in the legal changes.

24.03.2023 - 07:28 [ CNN ]

Israel passes law shielding Netanyahu from being removed amid protests over judicial changes

By a 61-to-47 final vote, the Knesset approved the bill that states that only the prime minister himself or the cabinet, with a two-thirds majority, can declare the leader unfit. The cabinet vote would then need to be ratified by a super majority in the parliament.

24.03.2023 - 07:26 [ Haaretz ]

Protesters Arrested as Thousands Rally Across Israel Against Netanyahu‘s Judicial Coup

– Police use water cannon against Tel Aviv protesters
– At least 87 protesters arrested across Israel
– Knesset passes law preventing AG from declaring Netanyahu unfit for office

14.03.2023 - 18:54 [ Haaretz ]

Israel‘s Judicial Coup: Israel‘s Knesset Passes Three Bills Aimed at Enfeebling Top Court in First Reading

(13.03.2023)

The third amendment approved by the Knesset, the override clause, allows its members to enact laws previously overruled by the court. This proposed amendment to the Basic Law on the Judiciary would also make any law passed by a slim majority (61 out of 120 lawmakers) immune to judicial review by the court.