After the crucifixion and death of
Jesus Christ 2,013 years ago, a Kenyan lawyer has filed a petition with the
International Court of Justice (ICJ) 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 on
Friday.
Dola Indidis, a lawyer and former
spokesman of the Kenyan Judiciary is reportedly attempting to sue Tiberius
(Emperor of Rome 42 BC-37AD), 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 Kenyan Citizen News.
Yes, those he suggests should have been
convicted during the original trial have not been alive for more than 2000
years, however 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 upholdthe dignity of Jesus and I have gone to the ICJ to seek justice for
the man from Nazareth,” Indidid 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’ trial, prosecution, hearing and sentencing; the
form of punishment meted out on 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 had then applied to have it heard
at the ICJ, which, the Kenyan news website Standard Media (SDE) reported
constituted a pre-trial panel that would consider his case.
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 also told SDE.
When Jesus died, Indidis insists he was
not given an opportunity to be heard. “I am suing as a friend,” he said.
Indidis insisted on the validity of his
case, saying “I know with a matter of fact and truth we have a good case with a
high probability of success and I hope it is done in my lifetime.”
When asked about the case, a
spokesperson from the IJC told legal news website Legal Cheek, “The ICJ has no
jurisdiction for such a case. The ICJ settles disputes between states. It is
not even theoretically possible for us to consider this case.”
Is he right with this claim?
