Kenyan Lawyer Sues Isreal, Italy, Pilate, Herod Over Jesus’ Death

Former Kenyan Judiciary spokesman Dola
Indidis is suing Israel, Italy, King Herod,
Pontius Pilate, various Jewish "wise men" and
the Roman Emperor Tiberius for what he
considers an illegal trial which "violated Jesus'
human rights".
Indidis has also has petitioned the
International Court of Justice in The Hague to
annul the trial and death sentence against
Jesus Christ, nearly 2000 years ago, which the
Holy Bible records had to happen as
atonement for the sins of the world.
"I filed the case because it's my duty to uphold
the dignity of Jesus and I have gone to the ICJ
to seek justice for the man from Nazareth,"
Indidis told The Nairobian, a Kenyan
newspaper."Evidence today is on record in the
Bible, and you cannot discredit the Bible," the
lawyer told a Kenyan website Citizen News.
After failing to convince the Kenyan High
Court in Nairobi 2007 to hear the case, Indidis
decided to turn to the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, even though the
institution only rules on territorial disputes
between member states of the United Nations.
It's unclear whether Indidis's petition has
actually been in the Peace Palace,
headquarters of the ICJ. According to an ICJ
spokesperson, quoted by the AFP news
agency, "it's not even theoretically possible for
the court to do the case".
The lawyer's petition is based on the
interrogation Jesus was submitted to during
his trial. The evidence was inconsistent,
argues the lawyer, and Christ was tortured
during the pre-trial phase. "His selective and
malicious prosecution violated his human
rights through judicial misconduct, abuse of
office bias and prejudice", he argues.
Jesus of Nazareth was accused of blasphemy
against the Jewish religion and sedition,
according to Roman law. He was tried on the
first count by Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest
while the second count was heard by Pontius
Pilate, when Judea was an autonomous region
within the Roman Empire.
Indidis apparently named the states of Italy
and Israel in the lawsuit because upon the
attainment of independence, the two states
incorporated the laws of the Roman Empire,
those in force at the time of the crucifixion.
He is challenging the mode of questioning
used during Jesus's trial, prosecution, hearing
and sentencing; the form of punishment
meted out to Him while undergoing judicial
proceedings and the substance of the
information used to convict Him.
Indidis says he wants to establish what crime
Jesus was charged with and prays that the
court decides "that the proceedings before the
Roman courts were a nullity in law, for they
did not conform to the rule of law at the
material time and any time thereafter."
"Some of those present spat in His face, struck
Him with their fists, slapped Him, taunted
Him, and pronounced Him worthy of death,"
Indidis told the Kenyan news website
Standard Media (SDE).
When Jesus died, Indidis insists, He was not
given an opportunity to be heard. "I am suing
as a friend," he said.
Indidis insisted on the validity of his case,
saying: "I know with a matter of fact and truth
we have a good case with a high probability of
success and I hope it is done in my lifetime."
But legal expert, Anthea Roberts, professor of
law at Columbia Law School told time.com that
he does not believe that Indidis will have
much success at The Hague. Indidis has also
created a Facebook page on which he asks for
donations in support of his cause.