Top jurists said to warn judicial shakeup could expose officials to charges in Hague

Top military prosecution officials have warned in recent weeks that the judicial shakeup could expose senior army officials as well as senior political officials to criminal proceedings in international courts, Kan news reports.

The report says legal counsels to Shin Bet and Mossad and top justice officials issued the same warning at a closed meeting today of the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague does not investigate individuals in countries that have strong justice systems and which are seen as capable of investigating themselves. However, it is feared that a view of the Israeli system as being grievously harmed could lead the court to assert jurisdiction and investigate Israeli officials on suspicions of war crimes.