DjFrodo
24-02-2007, 09:24
KABUL,
24 February 2007 — Around 25,000 supporters of former Afghan warlords, including some senior government figures, filled a Kabul stadium yesterday in a noisy show of support for a controversial proposed war crimes amnesty. Men from around the country held up posters of leaders of the resistance to the 1980s Soviet occupation and chanted, “long live the Mujahedeen (holy fighters)” and “God is the Greatest.”
The stadium, which holds at least 25,000 people, was filled to near capacity and many in the crowd had traveled in from the provinces. Hundreds of police were on hand, but the rally passed off without violence. Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a former anti-Soviet commander and now a parliamentarian, said the bill passed this week ruling out prosecution for war crimes was intended to “bring peace, stability and reconciliation.”
Sayyaf is one of a host of commanders implicated in abuses in the 1992-1996 civil war, when Mujahedeen factions turned on each other after defeating the Soviets. Around 80,000 were killed in Kabul alone. “Before more food and roads, we need peace and stability,” Sayyaf said, referring to internationally backed efforts to reconstruct the war-torn nation.
Another warlord, Mohammad Qasim Fahim, a former defense minister who was appointed to the upper house of Parliament, warned the media against “insulting” Mujahedeen leaders. The bill has to be approved by President Hamid Karzai to become law, which officials say is unlikely. It runs counter to the constitution and international treaties, and puts Karzai and his weak government in a difficult position, an official said this week on condition of anonymity.
New York-based Human Rights Watch in December called for a truth and reconciliation court to deal with 30 years of war crimes and human rights abuses, including by some who still “hold high office.”
“Death to human rights,” shouted a female MP who took the podium. “Death to dog washers,” shouted a man in the crowd, referring to pro-Western politicians who fill the government and are mocked for having had lowly jobs in exile.
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Bron: ArabNews
Amnestie voor oorlogsmisdadigers, afschaffing van de mensenrechten ...
Gaat lekker daar bij die 'Mujahedeen' ...
Kijken hoe hard ze klagen als weer een van hun 'WarLords' het loodje legt door een verdwaalde "Westerse" kogel
24 February 2007 — Around 25,000 supporters of former Afghan warlords, including some senior government figures, filled a Kabul stadium yesterday in a noisy show of support for a controversial proposed war crimes amnesty. Men from around the country held up posters of leaders of the resistance to the 1980s Soviet occupation and chanted, “long live the Mujahedeen (holy fighters)” and “God is the Greatest.”
The stadium, which holds at least 25,000 people, was filled to near capacity and many in the crowd had traveled in from the provinces. Hundreds of police were on hand, but the rally passed off without violence. Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a former anti-Soviet commander and now a parliamentarian, said the bill passed this week ruling out prosecution for war crimes was intended to “bring peace, stability and reconciliation.”
Sayyaf is one of a host of commanders implicated in abuses in the 1992-1996 civil war, when Mujahedeen factions turned on each other after defeating the Soviets. Around 80,000 were killed in Kabul alone. “Before more food and roads, we need peace and stability,” Sayyaf said, referring to internationally backed efforts to reconstruct the war-torn nation.
Another warlord, Mohammad Qasim Fahim, a former defense minister who was appointed to the upper house of Parliament, warned the media against “insulting” Mujahedeen leaders. The bill has to be approved by President Hamid Karzai to become law, which officials say is unlikely. It runs counter to the constitution and international treaties, and puts Karzai and his weak government in a difficult position, an official said this week on condition of anonymity.
New York-based Human Rights Watch in December called for a truth and reconciliation court to deal with 30 years of war crimes and human rights abuses, including by some who still “hold high office.”
“Death to human rights,” shouted a female MP who took the podium. “Death to dog washers,” shouted a man in the crowd, referring to pro-Western politicians who fill the government and are mocked for having had lowly jobs in exile.
...
Bron: ArabNews
Amnestie voor oorlogsmisdadigers, afschaffing van de mensenrechten ...
Gaat lekker daar bij die 'Mujahedeen' ...
Kijken hoe hard ze klagen als weer een van hun 'WarLords' het loodje legt door een verdwaalde "Westerse" kogel