The Court of First Instance of the International Criminal Court, yesterday, Thursday, issued a decision accepting the request submitted by the Legal Committee at the Popular Conference for Palestinians abroad, about submitting a legal memo regarding the prosecutor’s request to the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into war crimes committed or Committed in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967.
The popular conference for Palestinians abroad welcomed this decision, which recognizes the conference’s eligibility and legal location to present the memo to the court.
The legal committee at the conference called on all concerned legal professionals and specialists from the Palestinians and their friends in the world to cooperate together in order to establish the Palestinian right to international courts.
It is noteworthy that the International Court had received 43 requests from countries, institutions and individuals, rejecting two applications and accepting requests from 7 countries, which are Germany, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Uganda, Australia, Austria, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the League of Arab States. The court also received requests from the Palestinian Bar Association and the "Israeli" Bar Association.
Regarding its decision, the court stated that it "examined the affiliation, experience and experience of organizations and individuals, and carried out a brief evaluation of the notes they intend to submit."
He also called the popular conference for Palestinians abroad to continue to pursue the Zionist occupation and hold it accountable for its crimes against the Palestinian people.
In December 2019, the Public Prosecutor submitted her request to the Court of First Instance to rule on two main issues: First: The competence of Palestine as a state under international law to apply for referral, and secondly: the jurisdiction of the court and the investigation of crimes in those areas.
