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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Cathrin Schaer

German lawyers sue Scholz, alleging complicity in Gaza ‘genocide’

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, holds a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to Tel Aviv [File: Maya Alleruzzo/Pool via Reuters]

Berlin, Germany – A group of lawyers is filing a criminal complaint with the German federal prosecutor against senior German politicians, including Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accusing them of “aiding and abetting” the genocide they say is being committed by Israel in Gaza.

The case against several members of the country’s Federal Security Council, which directs national security policy and authorises weapons exports, was announced on Friday.

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