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Argentina’s Federal Court Rejects Bid to Detain Netanyahu Over ICC Warrant

Judges said no formal ICC request was received and there was no evidence he was or would be in the country.

JERUSALÉN, 04/10/2025.- Captura de video de la señal Government Press Office (GPO), de la comparecencia del primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, en la que afirmó este sábado que su Gobierno está a punto de "conseguir un gran logro" y confió en que en los próximos días se pueda anunciar la liberación de todos los rehenes en manos de Hamás. EFE/GPO -SOLO USO EDITORIAL/SOLO DISPONIBLE PARA ILUSTRAR LA NOTICIA QUE ACOMPAÑA (CRÉDITO OBLIGATORIO)-
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Overview

  • Sala II of the Comodoro Py Federal Chamber upheld Judge Sebastián Casanello’s decision denying a request to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu in Argentina.
  • The panel of Martín Irurzun, Roberto Boico and Eduardo Farah noted there was no ICC arrest-and-surrender request transmitted through official channels and no indication of Netanyahu’s presence in Argentina.
  • The court emphasized Rome Statute cooperation rules and Argentina’s Law 26.200, stating the Executive must receive and forward any ICC request and giving primacy to the ICC’s ongoing case.
  • A separate 2023 complaint by lawyer Rodolfo Yanzón over alleged abuses tied to 2008 and 2018 events remains at a preliminary stage as prosecutors await international responses.
  • The decision comes as a Gaza ceasefire and the release of 20 hostages followed intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump, with Netanyahu also facing renewed political pressure and ongoing corruption cases at home.