On Monday, the Middle Eastern Ophthalmology revealed that former UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron personally threatened to refund and withdraw the International Criminal Court (ICC) if he issues an arrest warrant to Israeli leaders.
Cameron, then-Rishi Sunak’s foreign affairs secretary of conservative government, poses a threat in April 2024 with a fierce call with the British court chief Karim Khan.
Since then, 10 British lawmakers have commented on the revelation. Some have called for a Congressional investigation, while others have urged the Labour government to distance themselves from Cameron’s actions.
“It is said that Lord Cameron threatened to have threatened the ICC with boldness in doing his job,” said Hamza Yousaf, Scotland’s first pastor, when Cameron threatened him on Tuesday afternoon.
Now, legal experts say there is a serious risk that Cameron, who is sitting as a fellow Tory in the Senate, could be criminally liable.
Francesca Albanese, a well-known jurist and UN Special Rapporteur for occupied Palestinian territory, weighed in in an exclusive interview with MEE on Tuesday evening.
It should be noted that Albanese, an expert in international law, is not familiar with all the details of Cameron’s story. She warned the comment, “If this happens, if there is evidence.”
The UN rapporteur explained that the former Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister committed “criminal crimes under Roman law” if Cameron acted as Me’s sources said he did.
Roman law criminalizes people who attempt to prevent war crimes from being prosecuted.
Article 70 “gives ICC jurisdiction over persons responsible for obstructing, intimidating or affecting corruption of court officials for the purposes of enforcing or misconducting duties or improperly carrying out their duties.
According to a source in Mee in The Hague, Cameron told ICC prosecutors that if the ICC issues a warrant to Israeli leaders, the UK will “refund the court and withdraw from Roman law.”
Cameron did not respond to multiple requests for comments.
“A threat to the ICC, either directly or indirect, is a hindrance to justice,” Albanese told Me.
“This is a lawsuit aimed at preventing the court from conducting an investigation, and therefore a violation of the principle of independence of the judicial system.
“It’s very serious that someone in a position of power might have had the boldness to do it.”