Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the nation’s nationwide legislation enforcement company, has launched a warfare crimes investigation linked to the Israel-Hamas battle, the Toronto Star reported Monday, confirming the probe started quietly earlier this 12 months however providing no particulars on its scope or set off.
The case is described as a “structural investigation” by police, which falls “under Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program (CAHWCP), a joint effort by the RCMP, Department of Justice, Canada Border Services Agency, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.”
RCMP’s probe comes as Israel’s devastating offensive within the Gaza Strip since October 2023 has killed almost 54,500 Palestinians, most of them ladies and kids. Aid businesses have warned in regards to the threat of famine for the enclave’s greater than 2 million residents.
Unlike Canada’s extremely seen investigation into warfare crimes in Ukraine, the report stated the RCMP has not made public bulletins or arrange hotlines for the Gaza battle.
Last week, Canada’s Justice Department additionally advised the Star {that a} “structural investigation” will be launched “when there is evidence that war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide have occurred or are occurring anywhere in the world, and where there is a specific immigration community in Canada – either on a temporary residence or permanent residence basis – which is sufficiently large so that the RCMP may gather the necessary evidence.”
But the RCMP didn’t share additional info to “uphold the integrity of this ongoing investigation.”
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for warfare crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its warfare crimes in opposition to civilians within the enclave.
Source: www.dailysabah.com