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  • Belgian lawyer seeks to revive war crimes case against US commander in Iraq

    08/22/2003 10:17:57 AM PDT · by knighthawk · 6 replies · 247+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | August 21 2003 | AFP
    BRUSSELS (AFP) - The Belgian lawyer who angered Washington by launching a war crimes case against the former US military commander in Iraq, Tommy Franks, said he was appealing against the government's decision not to pursue his suit in Belgium. Lawyer Jan Fermon said he would ask the Brussels appeals court to revive his case against General Franks at a hearing scheduled for September 9, arguing that new legislation outlawing such prosecutions should be ruled illegal. "Once a country accords certain rights on the basis of an international convention, it can't go back on that," Fermon said. Fermon's original lawsuit,...