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Sweden tells UN it can’t imprison Taylor for now
STOCKHOLM - Sweden has told the United Nations that its current legal framework does not enable it to imprison Liberia’s ex-president Charles Taylor if he is convicted of crimes against humanity, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The UN had asked Sweden and several other countries whether they would consider the possibility of imprisoning Taylor if he is convicted. “We can’t make any commitments at this point... We don’t have the appropriate legal framework,” Swedish foreign ministry spokesman John Zanchi told AFP.
"And he's ucky."
However, Sweden’s parliament is due to consider new legislation this summer that would enable the Scandinavian country to take in Taylor, Zanchi said. Under current Swedish law, the country can only assist the International Criminal Court (ICC), and the UN non-permanent courts the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

The former Liberian leader and ex-warlord has been indicted by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone on charges stemming from atrocities committed during Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war. If the Swedish law is changed, Sweden may at that point reconsider a new request from the UN, Zanchi said.
They'll get around to it, you betcha.

Posted by: Steve White 2006-04-14
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=148392