International Legal Action Before the International Criminal Court to Confront Occupation Violations Against Prisoners

A team of international lawyers, including legal experts from Morocco, Palestine, and France, has initiated intensive legal proceedings before the International Criminal Court and European courts. These actions aim to confront the systematic violations practiced by the Israeli occupation authorities against Palestinian detainees in prisons and detention centers.

The legal team submitted two official memoranda to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court. The first focused on the issue of prisoners and the documented physical and sexual assaults they are subjected to. The second memorandum was dedicated to challenging the prisoner execution law recently approved by the Israeli Knesset, considering it a blatant violation of international conventions.

Moroccan legal expert Abdelmajid Marari explained that the prisoner execution law lacks any international legal legitimacy and is absolutely null and void. He pointed out that this legislation directly conflicts with the established principles in the 1949 Geneva Conventions, which prohibit the execution of prisoners without fair and independent trials.

Marari emphasized, during an international seminar held in the Belgian capital Brussels, that the common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions imposes essential guarantees for the protection of detainees. He affirmed that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court provides the necessary legal basis to prosecute those responsible for these discriminatory legislations.

The legal expert warned that the seriousness of this law extends beyond the direct threat to the lives of Palestinian prisoners to affect the prestige of international humanitarian law. He considered that the silence of the international community might encourage other parties to openly rebel against humanitarian rules under the pretext of national security or combating terrorism.

The legal team proposed five parallel international tracks to hold accountable the Israeli Knesset members involved in legislating this law. These tracks are distributed between international prosecution, activating United Nations mechanisms, in addition to a parallel diplomacy track to pressure global decision-making centers.

In a related context, the Moroccan capital Rabat witnessed a massive popular march in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners and condemning the ongoing occupation crimes. Thousands of citizens participated in the march, raising slogans demanding freedom for detainees and an end to the genocide war in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian Ambassador to Morocco, Jamal Al-Shobaki, affirmed, during his participation in the march, the importance of continuous Moroccan support for the struggles of detainees. He pointed out that popular rallying around the issue of prisoners strengthens their steadfastness in confronting the Israeli repression machine inside dark prisons.

For his part, Aws Al-Rimal, head of the Al-Tawhid wal-Islah movement, stated that Moroccans consider the issue of prisoners a national cause par excellence. He explained that defending Al-Aqsa Mosque and the rights of Palestinians stems from deeply rooted doctrinal and faith dimensions among the Moroccan people that are not affected by political changes.

Moroccan activists and human rights defenders criticized the occupation's continued commission of crimes against humanity, disregarding all international resolutions. They affirmed that solidarity marches are a message to the world that peoples will not forget the rights of the Palestinian people and will not remain silent about the war of starvation and siege.

Local sources indicated that solidarity activities in Morocco are part of a series of ongoing movements since October 7th. These activities aim to maintain popular momentum supporting the Palestinian resistance and condemning international silence regarding the massacres committed in Gaza and the West Bank.

In Brussels, the international seminar organized by the European Alliance for the Support of Palestinian Prisoners received widespread attention from civil and human rights institutions. Participants discussed ways to further internationalize the issue of prisoners to ensure that occupation leaders do not escape punishment for committed war crimes.

The participating lawyers in the action concluded that it is necessary to unify efforts between Arab and international legal teams to submit comprehensive files to the International Criminal Court. They affirmed that the legal battle is no less important than the field in exposing the face of the occupation and cornering it in international judicial forums.

The prisoner execution law represents a threat to the entire international legal system, and adherence to humanitarian law is not an option from which states choose what suits them.