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Nic Name · 06-26-2002, 09:16 AM

Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2002

Belgium bars Sharon war crimes trial

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- A Belgian appeals court ruled Wednesday that Belgium cannot investigate war crimes charges against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon related to a 1982 massacre in two Palestinian refugee camps.

The three-judge panel said a case could not proceed against a person who is not in Belgium, despite a 1993 Belgian law granting Belgian courts "universal jurisdiction" over war crimes committed anywhere.

"If a person is not found on the territory, we find it inadmissible," the court said in its 22-page ruling.

http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWS/belgium_jun26-ap.html

06-26-2002, 09:16 AM	#21
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	This just in ... Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2002 Belgium bars Sharon war crimes trial BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- A Belgian appeals court ruled Wednesday that Belgium cannot investigate war crimes charges against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon related to a 1982 massacre in two Palestinian refugee camps. The three-judge panel said a case could not proceed against a person who is not in Belgium, despite a 1993 Belgian law granting Belgian courts "universal jurisdiction" over war crimes committed anywhere. "If a person is not found on the territory, we find it inadmissible," the court said in its 22-page ruling. http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWS/belgium_jun26-ap.html

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