Yaël Braun-Pivet (Renaissance) was the guest of Sud Radio, Tuesday November 26. “ From the moment France is a signatory, a member of the Rome Statute and recognizes the ICC, I think that it must apply the rules resulting from it, there is no reason to deviate from them “, she explained, concerning the question of the international arrest warrant required by the ICC against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reports Challenges.
The President of the Assembly also considered that “ it's complicated to have justice that is not recognized by everyone ”, nevertheless defending “ strict application of the law “. She also wanted to clarify that she was not doing “ injunction » to the government and the executive power, but that it was necessary “ draw the consequences of this accession to the ICC ».
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On Thursday, November 21, the ICC issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohammed Deif, the head of the armed wing of Hamas, for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Paris announced that it had “ taken note “, recalling ” his attachment to the independent work of the Court “, without explicitly stating whether France would implement the decision and arrest them if necessary.
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As a reminder, Israel did not join the International Criminal Court and the United States withdrew from it.
