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2022-04-19 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Climate justice ~~coalition~~ NAZIS file criminal complaint against South Africa

[Aljazeera] Johannesburg, South Africa — A group of climate change organisations have filed criminal complaints against the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and a number of prominent cabinet ministers, accusing the government officials of "unlawful negligence" by failing to take "practical action to address the climate crisis."

The move comes as nearly 400 people have been reported dead in KwaZulu Natal province, where a subtropical storm, Issa, also destroyed buildings, highways and infrastructure.

In documents submitted to the South African Police Services on Thursday, the Climate Justice Charter Movement (CJCM) wants the government to be found guilty of "culpable homicide" for its acts of omission to "prevent further emissions and to protect the vulnerable from increased inequality and poverty."

CJCM, a coalition of several climate change activists and lobby groups from across the country, is arguing that the South African government is directly responsible for the deaths in KwaZulu Natal.

"We filed a criminal complaint in order to test the strength of our criminal justice system and our democracy," said Vishwas Satgar, the board chairperson of Co-operative and Policy Alternative Centre, a member of the CJCM alliance. "It is the cheaper route than a civil case, and we have galvanised support from legal persons all over the country who agree that it is time to link the climate crisis to the rule of the justice system."

Posted by Besoeker 2022-04-19 03:18|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 This must be brought under control at the global level. International courts and governance are obviously the key. Under-represented nations and peoples will suffer.

[sarc off]

Posted by Besoeker 2022-04-19 03:40|| 2022-04-19 03:40|| Front Page Top

#2 "We filed a criminal complaint in order to test the strength of our criminal justice system and our democracy,"

And test it you shall! Odds are, you will find that South Africa is truly boned, but not because of the weather.

Posted by SteveS 2022-04-19 07:48|| 2022-04-19 07:48|| Front Page Top

/\ No additional explanation should be necessary.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-04-19 09:08|| 2022-04-19 09:08|| Front Page Top

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