Former prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague said that Israel intimidated and pressured her while she was working and living in the Dutch city. She reported the incident to the Dutch government and authorities, but they did little to nothing, the Gambian former ICC prosecutor told Al Jazeera in an interview.

Former prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague said that Israel intimidated and pressured her while she was working and living in the Dutch city. She reported the incident to the Dutch government and authorities, but they did little to nothing, the Gambian former ICC prosecutor told Al Jazeera in an interview.

It started shortly after she started investigating Israel’s actions in Palestine in 2015. Two men showed up at her home in The Hague and gave her an envelope with $500 inside, saying it was from someone she had helped. She reported the incident to the ICC and the Dutch authorities.

“The assessment that was made was that it was to show me that they know where I live, that was the purpose,” Bensouda told Al Jazeera. She said the police concluded that the car the men were using had been rented from the airport earlier in the day and that their telephone numbers were Israeli. “I do not think the Dutch authorities did more.”

She said the incident left her feeling not intimidated, but definitely insecure. “I, of course, expected more support,” Bensouda said. “When it came to support from the Dutch government, I’m not aware of anything extra that was done to support me at the time.”

      • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
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        23 days ago

        And they phrased things in a way that would make it neither bribery or intimidation, unfortunately.

        “You helped someone and they wanted to thank you,” isn’t directly a threat or a bribe so the cops can’t really do much except fill out a report in case something else happens.

        • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          22 days ago

          ROFL. this is the most dense and retarded isreali apologia i’ve seen in awhile. The threat was in the act of an unsolicited, unknown set of individuals handing her money for no reason at her home. you dont need to say ‘take this bribe!’ for it to be a bribe nor do you need to say ‘im threatening you’ for it to be a threat.

          • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
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            22 days ago

            I’m not sure why you think I’m defending Israel.

            It does need to be direct for police to act on it. Something being suspicious doesn’t mean it’s illegal, and the Israeli government knows this. That’s why they did what they did in the way they did it.

              • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
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                21 days ago

                It’s only nonsense to you because you don’t understand how crime and law enforcement work. There has to be evidence of a crime, and in this case there isn’t.

                Assumptions don’t equal evidence.

                • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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                  21 days ago

                  No, its nonsense because you think legality is the metric of importance here. its not. fun fact: visa’s for foreign nationals dont operate within the justice system. you dont need proof of a crime to revoke. nor do you need proof of a crime for restraining orders.

                  as i said originally: you’re an isreali apologist, or a clueless dunce at best. and either way you’re an asshole in general for even attempting to make the arguments you’re trying to make regarding an individual being literally threatened by a foreign government and her government has literally done nothing to protect her from.

                  I’m not going to be wasting my time w/ you further. good day.