More than 100 lawyers endorsed the referral, which points to the military, intelligence, and rhetorical support Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has provided to the Israeli government.

[…] The 92-page document compiled by the legal team lays out a number of specific ways Albanese and other Australian officials have acted as an accessory to genocide, including:

  • Freezing $6 million in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid a humanitarian crisis based on unsubstantiated claims by Israel;
  • Providing military aid and approving defenee exports to Israel, which could be used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the course of the prima facie commission of genocide and crimes against humanity;
  • Ambiguously deploying an Australian military contingent to the region, where its location and exact role have not been disclosed; and
  • Permitting Australians, either explicitly or implicitly, to travel to Israel to join the IDF and take part in its attacks on Gaza.

“The Rome Statute provides four modes of individual criminal responsibility, two of which are accessorial,” [attorney] Omeri explained in a statement. […]

See also: Birchgrove Legal’s media release and communiqué to ICC

    • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      well he grew up in houso with a single mum so it’s actually good when orphans are thrown into the crushing machine when he’s in charge.

      Like I’m glad we’re not axing healthcare to pay millionaires more anymore and shit but my god we need higher standards in politics than “well, he’s not hunting the poors for sport so what more can we ask for really?”