Mohammed B. S. [DROPPED]

Type of liability
Personne physique

Alleged perpetrator(s)
Mohammed B.S.

Nationality of alleged perpetrator(s)
Saudi

Legal classification of crime(s)
Complicity in torture and acts of barbarity

Source of the complaint
NGO

Ongoing proceedings
non

Regime
2 - 689-1 CPP

Summary of facts

Mohammed B.S., Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia since January 23, 2015 and head of the military coalition in the attacks that began on March 25, 2015, is reportedly behind the naval and air blockade in Yemen. His intervention against the Houthi rebels reportedly caused a severe humanitarian crisis, affecting 80% of the population in Yemen.

Amnesty International France recalls that everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law.

Legal proceedings

<p>April 9, 2018: the Legal Center for Rights and Development filed a complaint with civil party application on the charge of “complicity in torture” against Mohammed B. S., who was then present in France. The case was dropped because of the immunity from jurisdiction that Mohammed B.S. would allegedly enjoy.</p>

Legal issues

Immunity

Complaint

non

Names of NGOs / Victim(s)

Legal Center for Rights and Development

Legal basis for jurisdiction (article)

689-2 CCP

Sources

France Info, "À quelques heures d’un dîner à l’Élysée, Mohammed ben Salmane visé par une plainte à Paris pour "complicité d’actes de torture"", 2018

Le Figaro, "Une plainte contre Mohammed Ben Salmane déposée en France", 2018