Plaintiff associations: Karim Khan was a witness to the pain and suffering of the Palestinian people, but he did not move a finger (French)
Tunisian civil society organizations and figures said that they had filed a lawsuit with the Tunisian courts against the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Ahmed Khan, on charges of “complicity in committing the crime of genocide in Gaza.”
This was stated by the lawyer at the Court of Cassation, Adnan Al-Imam, during a press conference organized by several Tunisian associations at the headquarters of the Journalists Syndicate in central Tunis, in the presence of the Palestinian Ambassador, Hail Al-Fahoum.
The imam said, “Associations and figures from Tunisian civil society are demanding the opening of an investigation in the Tunisian courts against the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court.”
He added, "Karim Ahmed Khan was a witness to the pain and suffering of the Palestinian people when he visited the Rafah crossing at the beginning of the aggression against Gaza, and he did not do anything as the law allows him to."
The Imam stressed that the International Criminal Court has the authority to initiate a criminal case on its own, especially since Khan witnessed during his travel there the bodies of innocent people, the great destruction, and the denial of food, medicine, water and electricity to the Palestinians.
Among the associations participating in filing the lawsuit are the Tunisian Association for the Defense of Children's Rights and the Hanoun Association for Strategic Studies.
The Tunisian lawyer believed that “the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court refused to address, with the powers he possesses, the crime of genocide taking place before his eyes against the Palestinian people, the facts of which were documented by organizations, coordination and countries in files presented to him.”
On November 30, the International Criminal Court announced that Prosecutor Karim Khan had gone to Israel “at the request and invitation of survivors and families of those killed in the October 7 attack.”
For his part, Ziad Dabbar, head of the Tunisian Journalists Syndicate, said during the same press conference, “The International Federation of Journalists, in coordination with other press unions, including the Tunisian Journalists Syndicate, will resort to the International Criminal Court to hold accountable the killers of 116 journalists in the recent events in Gaza, and file a case against those involved.” ".
Dabbar continued, "We consider ourselves journalists concerned with defending them. The Palestinian issue is a sentimental issue and a fundamental driver for all Tunisians."
He stated that "a tenth of the martyrs in Gaza were from the journalistic body, which is the highest toll compared to the victims of other sectors."
Dabbar added, "Despite the clear targeting of journalists in order to obscure the truth, we have not seen any action by the International Criminal Court."
Source: Al Jazeera + Anatolia