Nine Indonesians among global activists detained aboard a Gaza activist flotilla in May filed a complaint against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today alleging crimes against humanity, their lawyer tells AFP.
The men were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla intercepted by Israel and detained along with more than 400 other activists, some for days.
The group asked Indonesia’s attorney general to investigate Israel for offenses including piracy at sea and crimes against humanity, says lawyer Kafin Muhammad.
“We are asking the attorney general of the Republic of Indonesia to conduct an investigation into crimes allegedly committed by Zionist Israel,” he tells AFP.
The complaint includes testimony from the volunteers about abuses they claim to have suffered during their detention by Israeli authorities, he adds.
A spokesman for the Attorney General’s office did not reply to an AFP request for comment.
Israel’s treatment of the flotilla activists sparked an international outcry after National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir posted a video of the volunteers, who were made to kneel with their hands tied behind their backs.
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