PNN – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court based in The Hague welcomed Britain’s decision to limit arms sales to the Zionist regime.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Karim Khan said in an interview with the BBC that the London government’s decision should be a basis for other members of the United Nations Security Council to limit the sale of weapons to the Zionist regime.
Last Monday, in a controversial move, the British government suspended about 30 arms sales licenses to the Zionist regime due to concern that they will be used for serious violations of international human rights. British Foreign Minister David Lemmy said in a speech in the House of Commons: Based on assessments made over the past two months, the government has no choice but to suspend these permits because they can be used to facilitate serious violations of international law.
This is while the former conservative government claimed that it constantly evaluates the adherence of the Israeli regime to international humanitarian laws and has not changed its position. However, the Labor Party, led by Mr Keir Starmer, (on the face of it) believes that the export of offensive weapons to occupied Palestine should be restricted.
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Starmer also rejected the position of the former British government against Karim Khan’s request to issue an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and showed the new government’s agreement with the execution of this order.
Khan asked the judges of the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant against Netanyahu and Gallant. He repeated this request two weeks ago and warned: Any unjustified delay in dealing with these war crimes violates the rights of the victims of these crimes.
Rishi Sunak’s government had challenged the jurisdiction of the court in this regard and intended to appeal against it; But a Starmer government spokesman told reporters that the new government would not pursue such an effort.
In an interview with the BBC, Khan welcomed the decision of the new London government in this regard and said: “The tone and position of the British government has changed in relation to international law. This is something to be welcomed.”
At the same time, he said that some world leaders continued to pressure him not to pursue the case of issuing arrest warrants. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court clarified that his request was presented to the court based on evidence and was not politically motivated.