UK firms under scrutiny for criminal liability over arms sales to Israel
Thursday, 20 June 2024 6:41 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 20 June 2024 7:01 PM ]
Weapons manufacturers and exporters in Britain have come under close scrutiny for criminal liability over arms sales to Israel.
Media reports said on Thursday that the directors of 20 UK arms companies received notices warning them they could be held responsible in courts of law for complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity for selling arms to the genocidal regime.
Citing a section in the 2001 International Criminal Court Act, pro-Palestine campaigners warned the directors of the companies that it is illegal under British law “to engage in conduct ancillary to a war crime or a crime against humanity” in foreign jurisdictions.
“Individuals transferring weapons to Israel are exposed to criminal liability, plain and simple,” said a Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) senior lawyer, Dearbhla Minogue, in a statement.
“The fact that they are hiding behind a licensing system which is unfit for purpose will not protect them if and when they face a jury of their peers because ordinary people can see through politicians' obfuscation.”
The directors of 20 UK arms companies received notices warning them they could be held responsible for complicity in war crimes.
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