Fatou Bensouda on Israeli threats against her and the ICC
Fatou Bensouda, the former chief prosecutor of the ICC, discusses the challenges she faced while investigating Palestine. She highlights the pressure and threats from Israel, as well as a lack of support from ICC member states. Bensouda warns that political interests are undermining international justice.
- ▪Fatou Bensouda faced threats and pressure from Israel during her investigations.
- ▪She felt unsupported by ICC member states in her pursuit of justice.
- ▪Bensouda warns that political interests are compromising international justice.
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play videoplay videoVideo Duration 28 minutes 00 seconds play-arrow28:00Talk to Al JazeeraFatou Bensouda on Israeli threats against her and the ICCThe court’s former chief prosecutor says justice is being sacrificed to political interests.Read moreFatou Bensouda, former International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor, discusses the threats, pressure and sanctions she faced while pursuing investigations on Palestine. She says Israel wanted the investigations stopped, describes feeling unsupported by ICC member states and warns that international justice is being sacrificed to political interests.
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