Danish Justice Minister Franc Hensen said Wednesday that if Israel's ambassador designate, former Shin Bet chief Carmi Gillon, arrived in Denmark, he would be apprehended by authorities, Israel Radio reported Wednesday, cited by Haaretz newspaper.
Hensen said that Denmark must arrest Gillon because the country is committed to the United Nations to arrest persons responsible for torturing prisoners, according to the report.
On Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres deflected the harsh criticism leveled at Gillon's appointment, said the paper.
Addressing the Knesset, Peres said that he was sure that Gillon would be an excellent choice as an ambassador between the two countries, adding that one of them "is in a state of crisis, but both of them look for peace."
Peres stated that it was Gillon who pressed for the easing of the torture methods formerly used by the Shin Bet. He said that Gillon was expressly seeking peace, and was considered so by many Palestinian security officials.
The foreign minister said that it was impossible to ignore the vast damage done to the peace process by terrorism. Calling upon "our friends in Denmark," Peres said, "Do you have a different way to fight terror? A fair solution would have been found long ago, including a territorial one between us and the Palestinians, if it were not for the terrorism and violence," the paper quoted him as saying – Albawaba.com
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