{"id":7770,"date":"2025-09-24T09:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/?p=7770"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T14:07:35","slug":"were-taking-legal-action-against-the-german-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elsc.support\/de\/were-taking-legal-action-against-the-german-government\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re taking legal action against the German Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Help hold German officials accountable for enabling genocide in Gaza.<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<br><br><strong>What\u2019s happening?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Justice and\u00a0<strong>Accountability for Palestine Initiative<\/strong>, a coalition of lawyers, including the European Legal Support Center (<strong>ELSC<\/strong>), have submitted a\u00a0<strong>100-page criminal complaint\u00a0<\/strong>to Germany\u2019s Federal Prosecutor in Karlsruhe.\u00a0<br><br>It names eleven high ranking officials of the former and current German government and CEOs of arms manufacturers, from Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, for aiding and abetting genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity through their approval of arms exports to Israel.\u00a0<br><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/the-time-for-accountability-is-now-criminal-complaint-against-german-government-officials-for-aiding-and-abetting-israels-genocide-in-gaza\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/elsc.support\/the-time-for-accountability-is-now-criminal-complaint-against-german-government-officials-for-aiding-and-abetting-israels-genocide-in-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why this matters right now<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, Germany\u2019s arms exports to Israel&nbsp;<strong>grew ten-fold &#8211; reaching \u20ac326.5 million<\/strong>. These included drones, warships, munitions, and Matador anti-tank launchers.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Meanwhile, German courts dismissed earlier challenges, claiming \u201cno current deliveries\u201d even as weapon flows continued.&nbsp;<br>If this goes unchallenged, Germany will remain complicit in genocide with impunity and will add yet another dark chapter in its history This case is a chance to challenge this complicity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why we need your support&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal action at this scale is costly. We need to raise&nbsp;<strong>\u20ac10,000<\/strong>&nbsp;to cover lawyer and court fees, expert evidence gathering, and visibility efforts like press conferences to break through political silence.<br>&nbsp;<br>Your donation directly fuels the fight to:&nbsp;<br>Push German prosecutors to investigate their own leaders.<br>Expose how European governments are complicit in genocide.<br>Build international pressure to end arms sales to Israel and end the genocide.<br><br>With your support, we can show that no government is above the law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Donate today to help us reach our \u20ac10,000 goal and hold German leaders accountable for enabling genocide.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns7770_e97835-5c{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns7770_e97835-5c .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns7770_e97835-5c 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