Dyab Abou Jahjah's organisation has long been tracking Israeli servicemen they suspect of war crimes. ‘At the start of Tomorrowland, we saw that 2 people who have been on our radar for some time were sharing images on social media from at Tomorrowland,’ he explains to our editorial.

According to him, it is about 2 people who are alleged to have individually committed serious war crimes. ‘For example, it's about torturing prisoners, using civilians as human shields and attacking hospitals,’ he explains. ‘And those people are currently celebrating in Boom.’

Dyab Abou Jahjah has therefore filed a complaint with the federal prosecutor's office. And asks that an investigation be launched, that the individuals be arrested, that their mobiles be read and that they be prevented from leaving Belgium. ‘I expect Belgium to take its responsibility,’ he said. ‘I know it is politically sensitive, but this has to be done legally.’

"Dozens of IDF soldiers in Boom"

According to Dyab Abou Jahjah, dozens of young Israeli men serving in the Israeli army (IDF) have descended on Tomorrowland in recent days, but not all of them are targeted by his organisation. ‘We don't just file a complaint against someone because he is a soldier in the IDF,’ he said. Of the dozens of people who are in Boom, we only file a complaint against two specific war criminals."

The federal prosecutor's office has confirmed to our editors that they have received a complaint. But is not commenting further on the case for now.

The Hind Rajab Foundation has already filed similar complaints against all together dozens of Israeli soldiers in several other countries in the past. For now, those complaints have yielded little concrete results.

Article by Pieterjan Huyghebaert for VRT NWS

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