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Rwanda War Crimes Case Gets Prosecutor | ||||
2003-08-29 | ||||
EFL The Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to split the job of chief war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, allowing a new prosecutor to handle cases from Rwanda’s 1994 genocide while she focuses on the Balkans. The resolution, sponsored by the United States, sets out a timetable for completing the work of both the Rwanda and Yugoslav tribunals by 2010.
"And, of course, now Carla can screw up only one set of prosecutions."
Not to mention French complicity with the Rwandan genocide, which Carla would prefer to gloss over.
Wonder what Carla did to anger Kofi?
"Oh, please, please, pick me! Pick me! I love the per diems! Oh, pick me!" The Rwandan government lobbied hard for a new prosecutor. "This tribunal, the way it has been acting so far, is not about Rwanda, Rwandans and victims of the genocide," Rwanda’s Attorney General Gerard Gahima said after hearing of the Security Council’s decision. "We hope that the tribunal can at this late hour pull its act together and do a good job of what it’s been entrusted to do." Del Ponte’s office has clashed with the Rwandan government, notably over the court’s efforts to investigate abuses by members of the Tutsi-led rebels who stopped the genocide, took power and still control the government. The resolution calls on all governments to assist in the investigations of the Rwandan Patriotic Army, headed by President Paul Kagame. Yep, sounds like Carla is playing the French line here. The council resolution, adopted by a 15-0 vote, directs both tribunals to focus on prosecuting leaders and to transfer cases involving intermediate- and lower-ranking suspects to national courts. It urges both courts "to take all possible measures" to follow the timetable to wind up their work. All investigations must be completed by the end of 2004, all initial trials must be finished by the end of 2008, and all work must be wrapped up in 2010. The Rwandan court has completed 15 cases and has 61 in progress. It holds 55 detainees, more than half of whom are awaiting trial. Those on trial in the Yugoslav tribunal include former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. Don’t worry, Slobo, they’ll get around to you. | ||||
Posted by:Steve White |
#2 JFM - I think you've got the incredibly pretentious and self-aggrandizing Ms Del Ponte bracketed... Fire at will!!! |
Posted by: .com 2003-8-29 5:49:52 AM |
#1 The truth is that Carla Del Ponte is going for the case who brings fame and is dropping the Rwandan ganocide because it doesn't bring fame. At the height of the Rwandan genocide (twenty thousand deads PER DAY) the papers were full of advertisements for NGOs operating in Bosnia and no-peep for Rwanda. Aftar all you don't want Mrs Del Ponte spend her precious time on niggers. |
Posted by: JFM 2003-8-29 1:38:30 AM |