Kenyan lawyer sues Israel and Italy over Jesus' crucifixion
Published: 2013 August 04 17:42:06 (5431 Views)
A Kenyan lawyer, Dola Indidis has filed a petition with the International Court of Justice in The Hague, claiming 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 on Friday.
Indidis who is also a 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,the Jerusalem Post reported.
"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 been dead for more than 2,000 years, Indidis insists that the governments 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.
Indidis says he wants to establish what crime Jesus was charged with and prays that the court decides "that the proceedings before the Roman courts were a nullity in law, for they did not conform to the rule of law at the material time and any time thereafter."
"Some of those present spat in his face, struck him with their fists, slapped him, taunted him, and pronounced him worthy of death," Indidis told the Kenyan news website Standard Media (SDE).
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Indidis who is also a 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,the Jerusalem Post reported.
"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 been dead for more than 2,000 years, Indidis insists that the governments 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.
Indidis says he wants to establish what crime Jesus was charged with and prays that the court decides "that the proceedings before the Roman courts were a nullity in law, for they did not conform to the rule of law at the material time and any time thereafter."
"Some of those present spat in his face, struck him with their fists, slapped him, taunted him, and pronounced him worthy of death," Indidis told the Kenyan news website Standard Media (SDE).
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2013 August 04 18:16:18
shame poor lawyer, I can see he is doing exactly what peter did when they came to arrest Jesus,He drew a knife and cut of a man's ear because Peter at the time did not understand that the war isn't physical but spiritual. The lawyer is born again but I can see that he is not born of the spirit otherwise he would not be doing such. umhlaba nhe.
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