An image circulating on the social network Facebook shows a purported January 15 press release from the ICLCJ, Court of Justice of customary international law. This statement alleges that justice “dealt a blow to the COVID corporatocracy by convicting high-ranking officials from Pfizer, GlaxoSmithKline, China and the Vatican for Crimes against Humanity.” The document also states that the ICLCJ has banned the production of vaccines against COVID-19. However, this so-called court has no legal force and is not recognized as an international court.

But let’s go to the document. “The Court’s verdict sentences seventy-five people to life in prison, confiscates their assets and closes their businesses, and legally prohibits the manufacture, sale or use of COVID vaccines as ‘products of medical genocide and mass murder'” , reads the statement. Press release. In the same communication, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla are among the group of people allegedly sentenced.

However, none of the individuals mentioned in the press release have been arrested or convicted of crimes related to COVID-19. THE Reuters remember, for example, that Albert Bourla, one of the employees mentioned in the statement, appeared on an Israeli television channel on January 22 to talk about the issue of booster doses to combat the pandemic.

Furthermore, the ICLCJ is not recognized as an official international tribunal. The United States Department of Justice does not list it as an international court. The only court that has jurisprudence for international crimes is the International Criminal Court in The Hague. And there is no ruling from this court calling for an end to vaccination.

In an internet search, it is possible to see that this ICLCJ was established by a so-called International Tribunal on Crimes of Church and State (ITCCS). But neither the ICLCJ nor the ITCCS have legal standing.

In accordance with Reutersthis Tribunal appears to be the brainchild of Kevin Annett, a former pastor who was forced to resign in 1997 for spreading conspiracy theories.

The ICLCJ has been the author of false accusations that have been denied by organizations dedicated to fact checking. Among the allegations are “arrest warrants” for the Pope, Queen Elizabeth II and others.

conclusion

EITHER Court of Justice of customary international law, ICLCJ, the body that allegedly condemned the group of people, not recognized as an official judicial institution. It has no legal weight. no evidence that some of the aforementioned people have been accused of “crimes against humanity” related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Thus, according to the Observer classification system, this content is:

WRONG

In the Facebook classification system this content is:

FAKE: the main content claims are factually inaccurate. In general, this option matches “false” or “mostly false” ratings on fact-checking websites.

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