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| FG Gets 14-Day Ultimatum to Extradite Taylor |
| 2003-08-21 |
| Nigeria Coalition on International Criminal Court (NCICC) has given the Federal Government 14 days within which to either extradite former Liberian President Charles Taylor to the Special Court in Sierra Leone, or start a legal action against him. Enjoying your retirement, Chuck? The group said failure on the part of government to heed the directive would leave the coalition with no option but to launch a national and global campaign to bring Taylor to Justice. Addressing newsmen in Lagos yesterday, the secretary of the coalition, Mr. Ameen Ayodele, said the coalition would at the expiration of the 14-day ultimatum " embark on joint programme of popular mobilisation, rallies and processions begining from Calabar to make Nigeria hot and unsafe for Taylor". Sounds like fun. The group said it noted the indictment of Taylor by the United Nations Special Court in Sierra Leone and warrant of arrest issued to that effect, even as it was mindful of the questionable role of the United States in the whole saga, which it described as a double standard, considering that the Chief prosecutor to the court was an American. Ayodele regretted that the United States had continued to undermine the International Criminal Court (ICC), an institution charged with the role of entrenching international justice. The group acknowledged that the US was presently seeking Bilateral Immunity Agreement (BIA) from countries to immune its own citizens from the jurisdiction of the international court. Is Chuck a U.S. citizen? No? So shut up about the ICC already. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Been thinking a lot about Chuck. Ya know, locking him up is too good for him. Three squares, a bunk, and running water? Naaahh! What Chuck needs is something that'll get his attention. Amputate both his hands. Then... Drop him in the middle of the densest jungle you can find. With a cell phone. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-8-21 8:25:44 PM |
| #5 gonna have to extradite him - he's getting into my daughters' lingerie drawer FG |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-21 5:35:12 PM |
| #4 You knew they'd drag the US into this to carp about how we won't accept the ICC. Nevermind the fact that our pressure helped get Chuckles out of Liberia in the first place so that the nattering nabobs at the NCICC could yammer on. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-8-21 5:10:24 PM |
| #3 I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand I don't like seeing the bastard escape justice, on the other hand other bloody dictators are going to see whats happening (as with Pinochet) and decide its better to fight it out rather than cut a deal that might lead to betrayal. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-8-21 4:11:00 PM |
| #2 Quit stalling, FG. Are you going to extradite him or not? |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-8-21 3:07:40 PM |
| #1 "FG Gets 14-Day Ultimatum to Extradite Taylor"? But....but....I don't know nothing about Chuck Taylor...except I had a pair of Converse Chuck Taylors when I was a kid |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-21 3:04:08 PM |