Lawyers file criminal genocide complaint against 11 German politicians and CEOs

A collective of Berlin lawyers, with the support of the European Legal Support Centre (ELSC), Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy (PIPD), and Law for Palestine, has filed a formal criminal complaint for collusion in Israel’s genocide against eleven German government officials and arms trade executives.

Germany: complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza

The genocide-related charges are being filed at the Office of the Federal Prosecutor in Karlsruhe (‘Generalbundesanwaltschaft’) against:

1. Olaf Scholz, former Federal Chancellor
2. Annalena Baerbock, former Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
3. Robert Habeck, former Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection
4. Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor
5. Dr. Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
6. Katherina Reiche, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
7. Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence
8. Dr. Jörg Stratmann, Managing Director of Rolls-Royce Solutions GmbH
9. Dr. Alexander Sagel, CEO of RENK Group AG since February 1, 2025
10. Ms. Susanne Wiegand, CEO of RENK Group AG until January 31, 2025
11. Michael Humbek, Managing Director of Dynamit Nobel Defence GmbH

Zionist former foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, now president of the United Nations General Assembly, recently denied ever saying that Israel was justified in bombing hospitals and other civilian buildings in Gaza, despite having appeared on video saying it:

In a dossier over a hundred pages long, the lawyers provide extensive evidence for the alleged collaboration in crimes under the Code of Crimes against International Law (CCAIL), specifically the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes committed by Israel.

The German state has engaged in brutal repression of pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide protest and lists support for Israel as its “Staatsräson”, or reason for existence as a state. Its arms exports to Israel have exceeded half a billion euros a year since the Gaza genocide began in 2023.

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