在线国产一区二区_成人黄色片在线观看_国产成人免费_日韩精品免费在线视频_亚洲精品美女久久_欧美一级免费在线观看

  Home>News Center>World
         
 

U.S. detentions, immunity for troops slammed
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-14 21:38

Iraq's justice minister has condemned the U.S. military for detaining thousands of Iraqis for long periods without charge and wants to change a U.N. resolution that gives foreign troops immunity from Iraqi law.


Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari (L) sits with Muslim spiritual leader Imam Hassan al-Qazwini after arriving for a two day visit with Iraqi Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, September 13, 2005. Iraq's justice minister has condemned the U.S. military for detaining thousands of Iraqis for long periods without charge and wants to change a U.N. resolution that gives foreign troops immunity from Iraqi law. [Reuters]

Speaking to Reuters, Justice Minister Abdul Hussein Shandal also criticized U.S. detentions of Iraqi journalists and said the media, contrary to U.S. policy in Iraq, must have special legal protection to report on all sides in the conflict.

"No citizen should be arrested without a court order," he said this week, complaining that U.S. suggestions that his ministry has an equal say on detentions were misleading.

"There is abuse (of human rights) due to detentions, which are overseen by the Multinational Force (MNF) and are not in the control of the justice ministry," said Shandal, a Shi'ite judge respected for standing up to Saddam Hussein on the rule of law.

Killings and unjustified arrests of Iraqi civilians by U.S. troops risked going unpunished, he said, because of U.N. Security Council resolution 1546, which granted U.S.-led forces sweeping powers following their overthrow of Saddam in 2003.

"The resolution ... gives immunity to the MNF and means taking no action against the MNF no matter what happens or whatever they do against the people of Iraq," Shandal said.

"We're hoping to make more efforts with the Security Council and the whole United Nations to end this resolution or amend it so that anyone who violates Iraqi law or assaults any citizen is held accountable," he said. "This is a matter of sovereignty."

He said he was pressing the occupying forces to speed up releases for some of the 10,000 Iraqis held at Abu Ghraib prison and elsewhere, often for many months without charge, on suspicion of aiding Sunni Arab insurgents.

Last month, 1,000 men were freed from Abu Ghraib, notorious under Saddam and under U.S. control since 2003, as Iraq's Shi'ite-led government and Washington tried to appease the once dominant Sunni minority. The United Nations said last week faster releases could promote Sunni acceptance of the new political system.

Iraqi officials voice frustration with U.S. and British vetoes on some requests for release, noting that Iraqis have been held for two years without charge to "gather intelligence."

Speaking of the Combined Review and Release Board (CRRB) which guarantees detainees a hearing every six months, Shandal said: "The representatives of the MNF in the committee have the rights and all the authority under the U.N. resolution."

MEDIA RIGHTS

Shandal said he was concerned about the U.S. military's refusal to accord special consideration to the media and at the number of journalists detained for many months by U.S. troops.

Among these are two cameramen for Reuters. One of them is Ali Omar Abrahem al-Mashhadani, who was ordered detained by the CRRB last month as a "threat to the people of Iraq." The military will not say what suspicions it has against him.

Asked to clarify the CRRB definition of "threat," Shandal said: "It's a catch-all term to portray this person as a threat to the nation and allow the other side to keep him in custody."

Asked if the government approved of such measures, which U.S. generals say they implement with Iraqi official support, he said: "I am a man of law and a judge and I respect human rights ... No citizen should be arrested without a court order."

Though the nature of their work brings journalists under suspicion from both sides, the U.S. command in Iraq refuses to consider special treatment for accredited reporters and says it will detain them under the same conditions as any other suspect.

Shandal, however, said journalists needed special protection and defended independent reporting from all sides, including from rebel-held areas. He insisted on journalists' right to film and interview Iraq's insurgents without fear of arrest or worse.

"In this time of conflict ... between terrorists and the army or Multinational Forces, the journalist comes to the fore.

"Full freedom should be given to journalists to take pictures and film in the field," he said. "Without images what would we know of history? ... We would know nothing."



Suicide bombing kills at least 152 in Iraq
Afghanistan's President calls for increased support
Hurricane Ophelia
 
  Today's Top News     Top World News
 

President Hu: China to work with US on trade gap

 

   
 

China may raise cap on foreign investment

 

   
 

Yang Liwei to appear in movie

 

   
 

U.S. detentions, immunity for troops slammed

 

   
 

12 explosions in Iraq kill at least 152

 

   
 

UN refuses Taiwan's representation

 

   
  US, North Korea to meet one-on-one during nuclear talks
   
  U.S. detentions, immunity for troops slammed
   
  al-Qaida said responsible for car blast
   
  12 explosions in Iraq kill at least 152
   
  U.S. said to maintain role in Afghanistan
   
  Louisiana deaths at 423; facility owners charged
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  News Talk  
  Are the Republicans exploiting the memory of 9/11?  
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 中文字幕在线免费观看视频 | 日韩在线中文字幕 | 99热亚洲 | 午夜国产| 成人在线免费 | 亚洲精品乱码久久久久 | 久久精品视频网 | 福利视频网址 | 国产乡下妇女做爰视频 | 亚洲国产成人在线 | 欧美性猛交xxxx免费看久久久 | 欧美黄网站 | 国产午夜三级一区二区三 | 色吧五月天 | 久久国产精品一区二区三区 | 欧美成人精品欧美一级私黄 | 国产精品911 | 亚洲黄色在线视频 | 婷婷俺也去 | 黄色一级片黄色一级片 | 色哟哟一区二区三区 | 黄色成人av | 五月天视频 | 亚洲在线播放 | 成人深夜 | 黄色小视频在线观看 | 国产这里只有精品 | 欧美一级做性受免费大片免费 | 在线观看黄色小视频 | 欧美日韩中文字幕 | 国产又粗又大又长 | 欧美在线视频一区二区 | 亚洲在线视频观看 | 麻豆国产精品 | 国产精品乱码一区二区三区 | 欧美精品在线播放 | 国产免费91 | 欧美日韩在线免费观看 | 丁香激情五月 | 简单av网 | 欧美片网站免费 |