New Delhi, April 23 -- how far does support for an ally extend before it becomes legal exposure?

The complaint, submitted to federal prosecutors in Karlsruhe, accuses Chancellor Friedrich Merz and several current and former officials of aiding what the filing describes as a "Gaza genocide." It is not a ruling, nor an indictment, but a detailed legal argument that seeks to transform long-standing policy decisions into matters of criminal responsibility.

At the core of the criminal complaint lies a simple but consequential claim: that Germany's continued approval of arms exports to Israel during the ongoing Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, amounts to material support for actions now under intense international scrutiny.

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