Sunday, May 25, 2003

UK

BBC: Blair faces war crimes suit
Greek lawyers say they are going to sue British officials - including Prime Minister Tony Blair - for their role in the Iraq war

The Athens Bar Association says it will file a suit against Britain at the International Criminal Court - the recently created tribunal for cases of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
The lawyers call the attacks by the United States and British forces against Iraq "crimes against humanity and war crimes".
They have listed a number of international treaties they say the two countries have violated.
These include the United Nations Charter, the Geneva Conventions, the Hague Convention and the International Criminal Court's statute.

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