Foreign Minister Lemmy Ensures There Is A Legal Process And Court If Israeli PM Netanyahu Goes To England

British Foreign Minister David Lemmy. (Wikimedia Commons/Ben Dance/FCDO)

JAKARTA - The UK will follow the proper legal process if Benjamin Netanyahu visits England, Foreign Minister David Lemmy said on Monday.

The answer was conveyed by Foreign Minister Lemmy when asked whether London would comply with an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

"We are the signing of the Rome Statute, we are always committed to our obligations based on international law and international humanitarian law," Foreign Minister Lemmy told reporters at a G7 meeting in Italy.

"Of course, if there is such a visit to the UK, there will be a court process and a legal process that should be followed up on the matter," he said.

As previously reported, the ICC based in The Hague, Netherlands issued arrest warrants against PM Netanyahu, former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri who was also known as Mohammed Deif on Thursday last week.

Israel refused and criticized the warrant. The United States, Israel's longtime ally, also criticized this with President Joe Biden asserting Washington would always support Israel.

Meanwhile, the Head of the European Union's Foreign Policy Josep Borrell said the ICC warrant was not a political decision, it must be respected and implemented.