Criminal complaint on Roboski reached International Criminal Court
Criminal complaint on Roboski reached International Criminal Court
The International Committee Against Disappearances (ICAD) Netherland Section has brought the Roboski massacre to the International Criminal Court.
ICAD filed a criminal complaint to the International Criminal Court in the city of Den Haag concerning on one hand the Roboski massacre which claimed the lives of 34 Kurdish civilians and on the other hand the attack on Tamils in Sri Lanka in 2009.
The criminal complaint by ICAD defined the Roboski massacre as a crime against humanity and demanded the trial of Turkish President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and Chief of Defence Nejdet Özel. ICAD also presented documents on the massacre to the ICC.
Concerning the slaughter of 40 thousand Tamils by the Sri Lanka state in 2009, ICAD Netherland Section demanded the trial of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse, Undersecretary of Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapakse and the Chief of Defence of the time Sareth Fonseca.
ICAD's criminal complaint to ICC is the second complaint on Roboski taken to the Court so far. The first appeal to the ICC was made in January of 2012, by BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaþ and Gültan Kýþanak who demanded the ICC prosecutors to open an investigation on the massacre. In February, the Court sent a letter to BDP co-chairs, informing that their appeal is being processed.
ICAD filed a criminal complaint to the International Criminal Court in the city of Den Haag concerning on one hand the Roboski massacre which claimed the lives of 34 Kurdish civilians and on the other hand the attack on Tamils in Sri Lanka in 2009.
The criminal complaint by ICAD defined the Roboski massacre as a crime against humanity and demanded the trial of Turkish President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoðan and Chief of Defence Nejdet Özel. ICAD also presented documents on the massacre to the ICC.
Concerning the slaughter of 40 thousand Tamils by the Sri Lanka state in 2009, ICAD Netherland Section demanded the trial of Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse, Undersecretary of Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapakse and the Chief of Defence of the time Sareth Fonseca.
ICAD's criminal complaint to ICC is the second complaint on Roboski taken to the Court so far. The first appeal to the ICC was made in January of 2012, by BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) co-chairs Selahattin Demirtaþ and Gültan Kýþanak who demanded the ICC prosecutors to open an investigation on the massacre. In February, the Court sent a letter to BDP co-chairs, informing that their appeal is being processed.
