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Spanish court investigates shipping firm over alleged arms shipments to Israel: Report
A court in Barcelona has reportedly opened an investigation into the global shipping giant Maersk over allegations it transported weapons to Israel.
The investigation was prompted by a legal complaint from Prou Complicitat amb Israel (Stop Complicity with Israel), a Catalan campaign group, which claims Maersk ships were involved in delivering F-35 fighter jet components to Israel.
The judge ordered last Wednesday that the captains of two ships, the Nexoe and the Detroit, along with Maersk’s legal representative in Spain, appear in court to testify, though the order was not made public until Monday, Catalan media reported.
The hearing coincided with the docking of the Nexoe in the Port of Barcelona. The vessel is expected to remain in port until 7pm local time (17:00 GMT).
Maersk has denied shipping arms or ammunition to Israel during the war in Gaza. At its annual general meeting in March, a shareholder proposal calling for the company to stop transporting weaponry to Israel was rejected.
Spain suspended arms exports to Israel after the start of the Gaza war and formally recognised the State of Palestine in May.
Film stars, directors slam silence over Gaza ‘genocide’
Hollywood actors, including Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, denounced “genocide” in Gaza in an open letter released by pro-Palestinian activists on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival.
“We cannot remain silent while genocide is taking place in Gaza,” said the letter published by French newspaper Liberation.
The letter was signed by 380 world cinema figures including Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem, Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, and former Cannes winner Ruben Ostlund, it said.
US actor Mark Ruffalo is among the stars who signed the letter
