FROM
ALEXANDER LYKOUREZOS |
THE FIRST COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL
FOR THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA IN HAGUE |
Firstly: |
A brief overview of the history of Kosovo and the facts leading up to the conflict |
Secondly: |
Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia |
Thirdly: |
Illegality of the NATO
Air Strikes |
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- Violation of the UN Charter
- Violation of the NATO Charter
- Absence of a humanitarian exception recognized by International Law for the threat or
use of force
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Fourthly: |
Charges - Offenses |
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- The willful killing of civilians and the
willful infliction of great suffering and serious injury to the body and health of
civilians. (Violation of Article 2 of the ICT Statute). This subheading includes
indicative lists of civilian casualties.
- Wanton destruction of property not justified by military necessity and the wanton
destruction of cities, towns and villages and devastation not justified by military
necessity. (Violations of Article 2 and 3 of the ICT Statute). This subheading includes an
analytical listing of the various facilities, industries and businesses that have been
destroyed or sustained substantial damages as a result of the NATO bombing.
- Employment of poisonous weapons and weapons calculated to cause unnecessary suffering
(Violations of Article 3 of the ICT Statute). In particular:
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- Use of Prohibited Cluster Bombs
- Use of Depleted Uranium Ammunition
- Bombing of the Pancevo Petrochemical and Fertilizer Plant
- Systematic Destruction of the Environment
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- Destruction and Willful Damage of
Institutions dedicated to religion, charity, education, the arts and sciences, historical
monuments and works of art and science (violation of Article 3 of the ICT Statute) This
sub heading includes a listing of cultural and religious monuments that have been damaged
by the NATO air strikes.
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Fifthly: |
Responsibility of the Prosecutor and the International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia |
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The Statute of the International Criminal
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at the Hague provides that the Prosecutor shall be
independent in the exercise of his/her duties. As such, the Prosecutor’s Office must
extend its publicly announced and currently underway investigation of possible crimes
perpetrated by Serbs in Kosovo so as to include war crimes committed by the political and
military leadership of NATO and its responsible personnel during the recent bombing. The
above people have committed the aforementioned offenses willfully and wantonly, and
consequently, an investigation must be initiated to determine and detail the criminal
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NOTE: You can find the full document . The complaint was drafted in English because the
official languages of the Court are English and French. |