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Switzerland: Dias: Sri Lankan Major General Investigated for War Crimes

By Editor | Published: September 22, 2011

2011-09-22, Berne, Switzerland. The Swiss Federal Prosecutor initiated a criminal investigation against Jagath Dias, Major General and the commander of the 57th Division of the Sri Lankan Army during the May 2009 Operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The investigation has been initiated as a result of a criminal complaint filed with [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged 57th Division, ambassador, criminal complaint, criminal investigation, diplomatic immunity, diplomatic visa, dossier, ECCHR, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Federal Foreign Office, federal prosecutor, Germany, hospitals, humanitarian institutions, Jagath Dias, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Major General, no-fire-zones, Office of the Attorney General, religious sites, Society for Threatened Peoples Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Army, Switzerland, the Vatican, TRIAL, UN-Expert Panel Report | Comments closed

France: Mbarushimana to be Transferred to the ICC

By Editor | Published: November 22, 2010

2010-11-03, Paris, France. La Chambre de l’instruction of the Paris Court of Appeals ordered Callixte Mbarushimana, 47, to be transferred to the International Criminal Court. Mr. Mbarushimana is accused of being an executive secretary of the FDLR and of being responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Congo in 2009. The Court [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts, ICC | Also tagged Callixte Mbarushimana, Congo, crimes against humanity, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Executive Secretary, FDLR, France, ICC, International Criminal Court, Kivu region, La Chambre de l’instruction, Mai-Mai militia, mass murder, murder, Paris, Paris Court of Appeals, rape, Rwanda, torture, Walikale, warrant | Comments closed

ICC: Mbarushimana: Paris Court of Appeals Denies Bail

By Editor | Published: October 29, 2010

2010-10-27, Paris, France. La Chambre de l’instruction of the Paris Court of Appeals refused to release Callixte Mbarushimana, an alleged leader of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), from custody pending the decision on his extradition to the ICC. Mr. Mbarushimana was arrested on October 11, 2010 pursuant to an arrest warrant issued under seal [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts, ICC | Also tagged arrest warrant, Article 25(3)(d), attacks against the civilian population, bail, Callixte Mbarushimana, Court of Appeals, crimes against humanity, custody, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, destruction of property, DRC, Eastern Congo, Executive Secretary, extradition, FDLR, ICC, inhuman treatment, inhumane acts, Kivus, La Chambre de l'instruction, large scale, murder, Nord Kivu, Paris, persecution, Pre-Trial Chamber I, rape, reasonable grounds to believe, refugee status, release, Steering Committee, Sud Kivu, torture, widespread and systematic | Comments closed

Sweden: Swedish Citizen Charged with Torturing Bosnian Serbs

By Editor | Published: October 6, 2010

2010-10-05, Stockholm, Sweden. Ahmet Makitan, a Swedish citizen, 43, was charged with war crimes allegedly committed while working as a guard at the Dretelj prison camp in May-August 1992. During the war, Mr. Makitan was a member of a Croatian paramilitary group HOS. He is accused of kidnapping civilians and torturing prisoners, the majority of [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged Ahmet Makitan, Bosnian Serbs, charge, citizen, civilians, Croatian paramilitary group, Dretelj, guard, HOS, kidnapping, Magnus Elving, Ola Salomosson, pre-trial custody, prison camp, prisoners, Stockholm, Stockholm district court, Sweden, torture | Comments closed

Israel: Israeli Soldiers Convicted for Using a Child as a Human Shield

By Editor | Published: October 3, 2010

2010-10-03, Jerusalem, Israel. Two Israeli infantry sergeants were convicted for forcing Majd R., a Palestinian 9 y/o child, to check for booby traps in bags confiscated from Palestinians in January 2009 during the Gaza War 2008-2009. The court found that the accused were guilty of “exceeding their authority to the point of endangering life” and [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged 2008-2009, booby traps, child, conduct unbecoming, Defence for Children International, exceeding authority, Gaza, Gaza War, Hamas, Israel, Israeli Military Court, Jerusalem | Comments closed

United Kingdom: Ganic’s Extradition Request Denied

By Editor | Published: July 28, 2010

2010-07-27, London, United Kingdom. Judge Timothy Workman of the Westminster Magistrates’ Court rejected Serbia’s request to extradite Ejup Ganic on charges of war crimes. Sebrian War Crimes Prosecutor accused Mr. Ganic of masterminding the Dobrovoljacka Street massacre that took place on May 2 and 3, 1992, when Bosnian Muslims killed scores of JNA soldiers that were departing for [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged Bruno Vekaric, Court of BiH, Dobrovoljacka Street, ECHR, Ejup Ganic, extradition, fair trial, ICTY, JNA, London, Serbia, Timothy Workman, United Kingdom, War Crimes Prosecution, War Crimes Section, Westminster Magistrates Court | Comments closed

Sweden: Prosecutor to Investigate Oil Company's Role in Crimes Committed in Sudan

By Editor | Published: July 1, 2010

2010-06-21, Stockholm, Sweden. Magnus Elving, a Swedish prosecutor, launched a preliminary investigation regarding the role of Lundin Petroleum, a Swedish oil company, in war crimes committed in Sudan in 1997-2003. The investigation has been initiated as a result of a report “Unpaid Debt” published by ECOS in May 2010. The prosecutor will also investigate the role [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged Carl Bildt, ECOS, Foreign Minister, Lundin Oil, Lundin Petroleum, Magnus Elving, oil company, oil exploration, OMV Exploration, Petronas Carigali Overseas, preliminary investigation, prosecutor, Stockholm, Sudan, Sweden, Unpaid Debt | Comments closed

Belgium: Complaint Filed Against Israeli Officials re Bombing of a Mosque Near Jabaliya Refugee Camp

By Editor | Published: June 30, 2010

2010-06-23, Brussels, Belgium. Family members of the victims of a bombing of a mosque near the Jabaliya refugee camp by the Israeli Army filed a complaint in a Brussels court against 14 Israeli officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Among the defendants are Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged Belgium, Brussels, complaint, court, crimes against humanity, Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert, Goldstone Report, Jabaliya, Matan Vilnai, mosque, refugee camp, Tzipi Livni | Comments closed

France: Rwandan Doctor to be Extradited

By Editor | Published: May 30, 2010

2010-05-28, Paris, France. French judicial authorities confirmed that Eugene Rwamucyo is in the process of being extradited to Rwanda. Dr. Rwamucyo is a Rwandan doctor, who worked in France and was arrested on May 26, 2010, on an international arrest warrant issued by Rwanda. Rwandan authorities allege that Dr. Rwamucyo participated in the 1994 genocide in [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged arrest, Butare, Eugene Rwamucyo, France, funeral, genocide, Interpol, Maubeuge, Paris, patients, planning, Rwanda, Sannois, warrant | Comments closed

France: Rwandan Doctor Arrested in France on Genocide Charges

By Editor | Published: May 27, 2010

2010-05-26, Sannois, France. Eugene Rwamucyo was arrested on a 2006 warrant issued by Rwanda for allegedly committing crimes at the Butare Prefecture. He is accused of killing patients at the Butare university hospital and of participating in planning of the genocide. Dr. Rwamucyo used to work at a hospital in Maubeuge, France, and live in Belgium [...]

Posted in Domestic Courts | Also tagged arrest, Butare, Eugene Rwamucyo, France, funeral, genocide, Interpol, Maubeuge, Paris, patients, planning, Rwanda, Sannois, warrant | Comments closed

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