US Lawyers to Seek Criminal Charges Against Rumsfeld in Germany
A U.S.-based advocacy group says it plans to seek criminal charges in a German court against outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, for his alleged role in sanctioning torture of prisoners in U.S. custody.
In a statement Saturday, the Center for Constitutional Rights says it will file its criminal complaint against Rumsfeld in a German court Tuesday.
Attorneys for the group say the case will ultimately look at the responsibility of high-ranking U.S. officials authorizing war crimes in the war on terror. They say the complaint is related to a 2004 case that was dismissed.
The lawyers say the new case contains what it calls "substantial new evidence" and new circumstances following the resignation of Rumsfeld.
The U.S. Department of Defense has not commented.
Germany's universal jurisdiction law allows the country's courts to hear cases originating from anywhere in the world.
The group says it is representing one detainee held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and 11 Iraqis who were held at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
The complaint also seeks criminal prosecution of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former CIA Director George Tenet.
Rumsfeld resigned as Secretary of Defense on Wednesday, but he is expected to remain in the position until his proposed successor, Robert Gates, is approved by the U.S. Senate.
http://voanews.com/english/2006-11-11-voa13.cfm
U.S. based advocacy group is another term for Democratic Lawyers on a mission. What a joke! They couldn't implicate top Generals for Abu Ghraib what the hell makes them think they can pull down Rumsfeld? One things for sure though; they'll line their pockets and get some great air time for their firms.
Have a good one!:thumbsup:
US Lawyers to Seek Criminal Charges Against Rumsfeld in Germany
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They couldn't implicate top Generals for Abu Ghraib what the hell makes them think they can pull down Rumsfeld?
They've already pulled down Rumsfeld. And they couldn't implicate top Generals because 'the Powers that Be' were standing in their way.
Those powers that be ain't so powerful anymore. Sure, lawyers will get rich but heads will roll. They may not be able to throw the most powerful of them in jail, but they're still going to drag their balls through the coals.
