Vexatious private prosecution an abuse of process, chief magistrate rules – Law Society Gazette

Posted April 21st, 2026 in news by Simon

‘The use of criminal courts as a platform for political posturing is an abuse of process, the chief magistrate has ruled throwing out a “vexatious” attempted private prosecution. In International Centre for Justice of Palestinians v A, campaign group ICJP applied for a summons under the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 against an unnamed individual of dual British-Israeli nationality serving in the Israeli armed forces.’

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Law Society Gazette, 20th April 2026

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