WNAM REPORT: Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs expressed strong disapproval following pro-Israel comments made by Julia Sebutinde, the Vice President of the International Court of Justice.
In a post on X Saturday, Kazem Gharibabadi criticized the ICJ vice president for siding with Israel despite the regime’s multiple cases at the international court, describing her stance as “shocking violation of judicial ethics.”
“ICJ Vice-President openly sides with Israel, a regime with multiple cases before the Court. This blatant bias undermines the ICJ’s credibility and violates the fundamental principle of judicial impartiality,” Gharibabadi said.
Sebutinde, who hails from Uganda, said on August 10 at a church event that “The Lord is counting on me to stand on the side of Israel,” claiming that “The whole world was against Israel, including my country.”
“The signs are being shown in the Middle East,” the ICJ judge further said.
Her comments sparked controversy, particularly given her previous dissenting opinions in significant cases related to the Israeli regime.
Earlier last year, Sebutinde was the only judge among a 17-member panel to oppose a ruling regarding the admissibility of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Additionally, in July 2024, she stood alone in dissent when a 15-member panel declared the decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories as unlawful.
