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Monday June 18 1:57 PM ET
War Crimes Case Filed in Belgium Against Sharon
By Katie Nguyen
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Survivors of the massacre of hundreds of Palestinian refugees during Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon filed a case in Brussels Monday accusing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of crimes against humanity.
The 52-page complaint, also accusing Sharon of genocide and war crimes, was handed over to Investigating Judge Sophie Huguet, who will decide whether the case is admissible.
``We hope that Mr. Sharon will be brought to justice, will be tried and will defend himself,'' Chibli Mallat, a Lebanese lawyer representing the 23 Palestinian and Lebanese plaintiffs, told Reuters.
Sharon is being pursued under a 1993 Belgian law which allows war criminals -- whatever their nationality and wherever the crimes were committed -- to be tried in Belgium.
The law, extended in 1999 to cover human rights violations and genocide, strips government ministers of all immunity from prosecution. [...]
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