"A Chilean court is considering a criminal complaint against a former Israeli army sniper who served in Gaza during Israel's more than two-year-long genocide on the coastal enclave and the Palestinian people. Rom Kovtun's own social media posts revealed he was holidaying in the country, opening the door to what legal experts call universal jurisdiction. Kovtun, an Israeli-Ukrainian, served as a sniper in Israel's 424th Shaked Battalion in Gaza."
"Al Jazeera's Lucia Newman, reporting from Santiago, said images posted online show Kovtun swimming in a lake in south-central Chile with other former Israeli soldiers. His knack for posting leisure and wartime escapades on Instagram is what allowed the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) to file a criminal complaint in Chile, accusing him of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity, she added."
A Chilean court is evaluating a criminal complaint against Rom Kovtun, a dual Israeli-Ukrainian who served as a sniper in Israel's 424th Shaked Battalion in Gaza. Social media posts showed Kovtun holidaying and swimming in Chile, enabling legal experts to invoke universal jurisdiction. The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed the complaint alleging war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity and assembled an international legal team using soldiers' social media as evidence. Chilean law incorporates the ICC Rome Statute, permitting prosecutions when domestic trials are unlikely. Allegations include Kovtun's role in the siege of al-Shifa hospital between March and April 2024.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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