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Switzerland says Israel's President Herzog subject of criminal complaints at Davos

 
 President Isaac Herzog Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's house in Jerusalem, December 18, 2023 (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
President Isaac Herzog Isaac Herzog speaks at the President's house in Jerusalem, December 18, 2023
(photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The Office of the Swiss Attorney General would not reveal details about the nature or number of the complaints or who had lodged them.

Swiss prosecutors on Friday confirmed that Israeli President Isaac Herzog had been the subject of criminal complaints during his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, as Israel finds itself accused of committing war crimes in Gaza.

"The criminal complaints will be examined according to the usual procedure," the Office of the Swiss Attorney General said, adding that it would contact the Swiss foreign ministry to examine the question of immunity of the individual concerned.

The Office of the Swiss Attorney General would not reveal details about the nature or number of the complaints or who had lodged them.

A spokesperson for Herzog's office did not comment on the statement by Swiss prosecutors, saying only that Herzog had been to Davos to present Israel's position on the situation in Gaza.

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Rejecting accusations of genocide

Herzog spoke at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, where he called on the international community to reject genocide claims against Israel.

A girl puts her hand on a list of names of Israelis killed since October 7, during a 24-hour protest, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 13, 2024 (credit: REUTERS/ALEXANDRE MENEGHINI)
A girl puts her hand on a list of names of Israelis killed since October 7, during a 24-hour protest, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 13, 2024 (credit: REUTERS/ALEXANDRE MENEGHINI)

Herzog said last week there was "nothing more atrocious and preposterous" than the lawsuit filed by South Africa with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

In making its case, South Africa named Herzog and other Israeli officials it says have expressed genocidal intent against Palestinians.

The Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip launched in the wake of a deadly rampage by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel on Oct. 7 has displaced most of the enclave's 2.3 million people and caused a grave humanitarian crisis.

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