The anti-Israel legal organization Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has called for the immediate arrest of the two IDF soldiers previously detained at the Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium after they reportedly traveled to the Netherlands.
"The two Israeli war criminals who were arrested in Belgium are now located in Amsterdam," HRF wrote.
On Monday, two IDF soldiers were arrested and interrogated by Belgian authorities following a successful petition by HRF on Sunday.
The soldiers, who were participating in the Tomorrowland music festival, were alleged to have been flying the flags of the IDF's Givati Brigade, which HRF says is responsible for “the systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza and in carrying out mass atrocities against the Palestinian population.”
In collaboration with the legal group GLAN, HRF submitted urgent legal complaints to the Belgian Federal Prosecutor, calling for the immediate arrest and prosecution under Belgium’s universal jurisdiction laws.
The two soldiers were released after the investigation, and according to HRF, travelled to the Netherlands.
Submitting a new complaint
HRF announced on Thursday that it has submitted a second urgent criminal complaint with the Dutch Public Prosecution Service calling for their immediate arrest, the initiation of criminal proceedings under the Dutch universal jurisdiction framework, or extradition to a "competent state for prosecution."
It again accused the two of torture, unlawful detention, the deliberate destruction of homes and hospitals, and direct attacks on civlians.
"It remains unclear whether they were legally permitted to leave Belgium, or whether they are now fugitives evading justice," HRF wrote.
The Netherlands, like Belgium, is legally bound under the Genocide Convention, the Geneva Conventions, the Rome Statute, and Dutch national law, HRF added.