Macron and Castaner subject to complaint to the International Criminal Court for "crime against humanity"

Francis Lalanne went to the International Criminal Court on 11 June to lodge a complaint for "crime against humanity" against the French President and his Minister of the Interior. As the lawyer Sophia Albert-Salmeron explains, they were the "order givers" during the Yellow Vests events.

A complaint was lodged on June 11 at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Emmanuel Macron and Christophe Castaner, informs the Facebook group "Vécu, the media of the yellow vest".

FRANCIS LALANNE, GHISLAIN MABANGA (ADVOCATE IN CHARGE OF THE DOSSIER AND Cabinet Avocats (Sophia Albert Salmeron) in front of the headquarters of the ICC!

The complainant in this case is Francis Lalanne, a singer and Yellow Vest who, three months ago, launched a petition on change.org to support proceedings against the President and his Home Secretary, whom he accuses of "crimes against humanity." At the time of writing this article, this petition has collected approximately 100,000 signatures.

When moving to The Hague, Mr. Lalanne was accompanied by lawyers Sophia Albert-Salmeron and Ghislain Mabanga. The latter is the authorized ICC attorney who will be in charge of the case.

As explained by Ms. Albert-Salmeron on the YouTube channel Audiovisual Créativ'Arts, Emmanuel Macron and Christophe Castaner are the "contractors" who authorized law enforcement to use weapons "listed as weapons of war "during demonstrations of yellow vests. She cited the use of LBDs and de-encasement grenades.

Sophia Albert-Salmeron said the Presidents can not invoke immunity before the ICC.

"It has immunity internally and that is why the International Criminal Court exists, because we can seize this Court [...] against a head of state and his ministers," she said. .

They should receive within a month a response on the admissibility of this file.

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