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Politics : Dutch Central Bank Sale Announcement Imminent?

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To: sea_urchin who wrote (21787)10/29/2004 9:15:50 AM
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> who will "bell the cat"? ...

Asked and answered.

reuters.com

>>Chileans opposed to the Iraq war have accused President Bush of war crimes in a criminal complaint lodged on Tuesday, less than a month before he is scheduled to visit the country.

The suit asks local courts to invoke international human rights treaties ratified by both countries and arrest Bush and members of his cabinet for questioning during their visit to Santiago for a summit of Asia Pacific leaders Nov. 19-21.

The courts usually take a few days to decide whether to accept this type of complaint and assign a judge who then has power to call people for questioning before deciding whether to indict. Filing criminal suits by civilians is common in Chile.

"Under international treaties just because you are head of state does not mean you are allowed to go out and commit any type of act and not be judged," said lawyer Juan Enrique Prieto, who filed the suit on behalf of the Communist Party and Humanist Party in the Santiago Appeals Court. <<
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