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EMBARGOED MEDIA RELEASE   PM referred to International Criminal Court accused of complicity in genocide Embargoed until 7:30 am on March 4, 2024 Tuesday, 5 March 2024 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been referred to the International Criminal Court as an accessory to genocide in Gaza, making him the first leader of a Western nation to be referred to the ICC under Article 15 of the Rome Statute. A team of Australian lawyers from Birchgrove Legal, led by King’s Counsel Sheryn Omeri, have spent months documenting the alleged complicity and outlining the individual criminal responsibility of Mr Albanese in respect to the situation in Palestine. The 92-page document, which has been endorsed by more than one hundred Australian lawyers and barristers, was yesterday submitted to the Office of ICC Prosecutor, Karim Khan KC. The document sets out a number of actions taken by the PM and other ministers and members of parliament, including ...