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| Egyptian mulls arrest of Netanyahu, Barak |
| 2010-06-16 |
| [Ma'an] Egypt's prosecutor general has reportedly opened an investigation into complaints filled by activists and MPs, calling for the arrest of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak upon entering Egypt. According to Egypt's Daily Star, the complaint, submitted on 3 June, accuses Israeli officials of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla, which left nine Turkish nationals, including a dual US citizen, dead. Citing international laws and conventions on the protection of civilians, including the statute of the International Criminal Court, which allows countries to arrest war criminals and subsequent trials in international courts, the complaint was filed by 51 activists and members of parliament. Petitioners include civil rights activists Ibrahim Yousri, Abdel-Halim Qandil, coordinator of the Kefaya movement for change, Hamdi Qandil, journalist and spokesman for the National Association for Change, and opposition and independent MPs Saad Aboud, Gamal Zahran and Hamdin Sabbahi, will be heard by Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Saturday, Qandil said. Qandil told the Egyptian newspaper that "the decision is a surprise and I don't have any explanation for it," while Yousri, who filed the complaint, said the decision was a "positive step" and told Daily News Egypt "the decision isn't something new for the Prosecutor General." "He [Prosecutor General] is a man who does his job with integrity and objectivity and implements the law." An arrest warrant was issued against former Israeli Defense Minister Tzipi Livni in the UK in December 2009, after a British lawyer filed a complaint on behalf of victims of the Gaza war, citing international jurisdiction and allegations of war crimes as the basis. The move prompted the British government to enforce a veto on all arrest warrants against international leaders accused of war crimes or crimes against humanity. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Because she stopped the drive to Cairo in '73, g(r)omgoru? Yep. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-06-16 12:13 |
| #3 Heh. That and being a Juice. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-06-16 11:12 |
| #2 Golda has a lot to answer for. Because she stopped the drive to Cairo in '73, g(r)omgoru? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-06-16 08:00 |
| #1 Golda has a lot to answer for. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-06-16 04:34 |