A man has attempted to place the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen under citizen's arrest during the European Defence & Security Summit in Brussels on Wednesday.
In a livestream published online, journalist and Associate Editor of The Electronic Intifada, a hardline pro-Palestinian publication, is seen standing up and addressing von der Leyen, although he does not try to physically approach her.
"Mrs Von der Leyen, I am performing a citizen's arrest. You are charged with aiding genocide in Gaza. The blood of Palestinian children is on your hands," Cronin said to a smiling von der Leyen.
Security was quick to apprehend the man who continued to shout while being escorted out. "You are a criminal, Mrs Von Der Leyen, you should be in The Hague. You should not be here. You should not be running for a second term. You are a criminal. Free Palestine!"
Cronin is a well-known Palestinian activist, who has previously attempted to place the former Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman under citizen's arrest in 2011, as well as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2010.
