Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Target: Hassan Nasrallah!

French Foreign Minister Alliot-Marie is either ignorant or deceiving when does not say that the STL is very clear  in Article 3 'Individual criminal responsibility' 
 1. A person shall be individually responsible for crimes within the jurisdiction of  the Special Tribunal if that person:  
(a) Committed, participated as accomplice, organized or directed others to commit the crime set forth in article 2 of this Statute; or 
 (b) Contributed in any other way to the commission of the crime set forth in article 2 of this Statute by a group of persons acting with a common purpose, where such contribution is intentional and is either made with the aim of furthering the  general criminal activity or purpose of the group or in the knowledge of the  intention of the group to commit the crime. 
2. With respect to superior and subordinate relationships, a superior shall be  criminally responsible for any of the crimes set forth in article 2 of this Statute  committed by subordinates under his or her effective authority and control, as a  result of his or her failure to exercise control properly over such subordinates,where: 
 (a) The superior either knew, or consciously disregarded information that  clearly indicated that the subordinates were committing or about to commit such  crimes; 
 (b) The crimes concerned activities that were within the effective  responsibility and control of the superior; and 
 (c) The superior failed to take all necessary and reasonable measures within  his or her power to prevent or repress their commission or to submit the matter to  the competent authorities for investigation and prosecution. 
3. The fact that the person acted pursuant to an order of a superior shall not  relieve him or her of criminal responsibility, but may be considered in mitigation of  punishment if the Special Tribunal determines that justice so requires. 
.....    so when she says (in an interview with 20Minutes) that  "Le Hezbollah a des élus dans les institutions, ce qui prouve le fonctionnement des institutions. Si des personnes sont mises en cause devant le TSL, elles le seront en tant que personnes et non comme représentantes d’un parti ou d’une communauté.....", it sums up the suspicious nature of the whole enterprise!

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