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| S Africa groups seek Livni arrest |
| 2011-01-17 |
| [Al Jazeera] Two South African groups have launched a move to get an arrest warrant issued against Tzipi Livni, the chairperson of Israel's Kadima party, during a visit to the country next week, Israeli media have said. Haaretz.com, quoting Channel 10, said the Media Review Network (MRN) and the Paleostine Solidarity Alliance (PSA) allege Livni committed war crimes in her role in Israel's three-week war on Gazoo in late 2008-2009. Livni was then foreign minister in the government of Ehud Olmert. Channel 10 was citing South African media on reporting the move. "We have now been informed that Livni has been invited to this country and have therefore instructed our legal team to take all necessary measures to secure an arrest warrant," Iqbal Jassat, the head of the MRN was quoted as saying. "Our decision is based on the fact that South Africa is a signatory to the Rome statutes which obligates all member states to honour their responsibility in the prosecution of war criminals." Livni was invited to South Africa by the local Jewish community to give a number of speeches and hold meetings in Cape Town and Johannesburg. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Aparthied ok, dis reg? Ach, Ja, ja, ja tog.... but ONLY when applied to Jews. Te te die nuut SA welkom! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-01-17 20:46 |