A new complaint for torture, war crimes, genocide and complicity against a Franco-Israeli soldier, accused of having filmed men presented as Palestinian prisoners in degrading conditions, has been filed in Paris, announced Tuesday from human rights organizations.
A first simple complaint was filed at the beginning of September by the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT), which considered, according to a judicial source, that the facts appeared “insufficiently characterized”. “Our organizations are becoming civil parties to combat the inertia of the prosecution”affirm in their press release the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its Palestinian and French member organizations Al-Haq, Al Mezan, Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) and the Human Rights League (LDH).
At the heart of the complaint, a video published in particular on March 19 on A man appears shackled, blindfolded, appearing to wear a rope around his neck and wearing an open white jumpsuit revealing his upper body. He was taken out of a vehicle by soldiers in khaki military uniform. We hear a voice speaking French say “have you seen those bastards, my nephew?” (…) he pissed himself. I'll show you his back, you'll laugh, they tortured him to make him talk.”amid a flood of insults.
In the video of less than a minute, several men are also filmed, blindfolded and covered in the same suit. They are crammed into what appears to be a van and should, according to the associations, be considered as “prisoners of war”. “You were happy on October 7, you sons of bitches”says the voice again. According to the information collected by the complainants, the soldier targeted by the complaint admitted to being the author of the video.
