Emmerson said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder had a legal duty - TopicsExpress



          

Emmerson said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder had a legal duty to bring criminal charges. He noted that the report confirmed what the international community has long believed — that there was a clear policy orchestrated at a high level within the Bush administration, which allowed to commit systematic crimes and gross violations of international human rights law. The fact that the policies revealed in this report were authorized at a high level within the U.S. government provides no excuse whatsoever. Indeed, it reinforces the need for criminal accountability, he added, noting that international law prohibited granting immunity to public officials who have engaged in acts of torture.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:12:24 +0000

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