Former prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague said that Israel intimidated and pressured her while she was working and living in the Dutch city. She reported the incident to the Dutch government and authorities, but they did little to nothing, the Gambian former ICC prosecutor told Al Jazeera in an interview.
It started shortly after she started investigating Israel’s actions in Palestine in 2015. Two men showed up at her home in The Hague and gave her an envelope with $500 inside, saying it was from someone she had helped. She reported the incident to the ICC and the Dutch authorities.
“The assessment that was made was that it was to show me that they know where I live, that was the purpose,” Bensouda told Al Jazeera. She said the police concluded that the car the men were using had been rented from the airport earlier in the day and that their telephone numbers were Israeli. “I do not think the Dutch authorities did more.”
She said the incident left her feeling not intimidated, but definitely insecure. “I, of course, expected more support,” Bensouda said. “When it came to support from the Dutch government, I’m not aware of anything extra that was done to support me at the time.”
I’m not sure what they were supposed to do. Giving someone $500 isn’t a crime.
Bribes are a crime. Intimidation is a crime.
At best, this was an attempt at bribery. At worst, it’s exa tly what she believes it to be: a threat.
And they phrased things in a way that would make it neither bribery or intimidation, unfortunately.
“You helped someone and they wanted to thank you,” isn’t directly a threat or a bribe so the cops can’t really do much except fill out a report in case something else happens.
ROFL. this is the most dense and retarded isreali apologia i’ve seen in awhile. The threat was in the act of an unsolicited, unknown set of individuals handing her money for no reason at her home. you dont need to say ‘take this bribe!’ for it to be a bribe nor do you need to say ‘im threatening you’ for it to be a threat.
