A Kenyan lawyer filed a petition with the
International Court of Justice in The Hague,
suggesting that the trial and crucifixion of Jesus
Christ was unlawful, and the State of Israel
among others should be held responsible,
Kenyan news outlet the Nairobian reported some
time ago.
Dola Indidis, a lawyer and former spokesman of
the Kenyan Judiciary is reportedly attempting to
sue Tiberius (emperor of Rome, 42 BCE-37 CE),
Pontius Pilate, a selection of Jewish elders, King
Herod, the Republic of Italy and the State of
Israel.
“Evidence today is on record in the Bible, and
you cannot discredit the Bible,” Indidis told
the Kenyan Citizen News.
Although those he suggests should have been
convicted during the original trial have not been
alive for more than 2,000 years, Indidis insists
that the government for whom they acted can
and should still be held responsible.
“I filed the case because it’s my duty to
uphold the dignity of Jesus and I have gone to
the ICJ to seek justice for the man from
Nazareth,” Indidis told the Nairobian.
“His selective and malicious prosecution
violated his human rights through judicial
misconduct, abuse of office bias and
prejudice.”
Indidis apparently named the states of Italy and
Israel in the lawsuit because upon the
attainment of independence, the two states
incorporated the laws of the Roman Empire,
those in force at the time of the crucifixion.
He is challenging the mode of questioning used
during Jesus’s trial, prosecution, hearing and
sentencing; the form of punishment meted out
to him while undergoing judicial proceedings and
the substance of the information used to convict
him.
The case was first filed in the High Court in
Nairobi but was rejected. Indidis then applied to
have it heard at the ICJ.
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