Posting with an RTS Source (french)
25 Swiss lawyers charge federal councillor Ignazio Cassis for complicity in genocide in Gaza
Main points of criticism are:
• Ongoing military cooperation between Switzerland and Israel such as the arms company Elbit Systems
• Investment by the Swiss National Bank and UBS in companies profiting from the genocide in Gaza.
• Cuts to humanitarian funding for UNRWA.
• Refusal to impose economic sanctions as done by
Spain or Slovenia.
https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/2026/article/ignazio-cassis-denonce-a-la-cpi-pour-inaction-sur-gaza-par-25-avocats-suisses-29138665.html
Posted by JaegerFl9
19 Comments
Respect
They will lose easily, as there is no genocide. The IDF is fighting against Hamas, which uses civilians as hostages. There is no deliberate targeting against the ethnic group, so these 25 lawyers can go home, they already earned enough on this.
Ouch. That’s quite the charge…
I think it is more than time we stop hiding between this charade of « neutrality » to excuse low efforts and prevent any actual courageous actions
I don’t understand.
“25 Swiss lawyers charge federal councillor”
how? and with what? source? because the article you link does not say that.
so is it criticism or is it a charge?
which of those are crimes under what law?
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Just yesterday a bunch of civilians where bombed in gaza and no mainstream media cared to report it
Translation: some people wrote a letter to the ICC complaining about Cassis.
They are taking an action to the ICC. Anyone can reach the ICC against anyone. Until the ICC decides to investigate the case it doesn’t move the needle one bit.
Astroturfers arise!
*”The foreign minister should have taken all steps at his disposal to prevent such crimes from being committed by [foreign nation]…”* is **not a reasonable standard** of criminal liability in international law.
We need a reckoning about the failures of our executive branch to uphold neutrality.
Frist step is leaving UN.
“What does protesting in Switzerland do for Gaza”.
This. It has public influence, it raises awareness and although not stated directly in this case, definitely has impacts we don’t see that lead to charges like this. Thankful for the right to protest, thankful to protestors and thankful that our civil liberties enable us to speak up for others who cannot speak for themselves.
How is there complicity in genocide without genocide proven?
Who is paying for this PR stunt?
lol
Lots of Israeli bots here… Still came to say I’d like to thank the lawyers for their efforts!
😂 what a joke! I am sure they feel like they are saving the world..
He didn’t get charged with anything. You’re intentionally mistranslating to mislead.
„Accused“ or „denounced“ might be more accurate. Lawyers can’t charge people with a crime, only courts and prosecutors can.
Where can I sue Hamas? My Music festival was cut short and I didn’t get a refund…
Why not sue the emirates for fuelling and supplying the atrocities in South Sudan?
But sure Cassis is the bad guy…