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PRESS RELEASE >> << 5 / 05 / 09 >> << PRESS RELEASE
CAMPAIGNERS DEMAND THAT THE DPP REINSTATES CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS FOR GENOCIDE AGAINST BLAIR, BROWN AND GOVERNMENT MINISTERS
Chris Coverdale of the Campaign to Make Wars History is appearing at the High Court on Wednesday 6th May at 10.30 in an oral hearing to appeal the courts decision to refuse a judicial review of the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions to drop criminal proceedings against Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Jack Straw, Geoff Hoon, Lord Goldsmith and other members of the British Government for crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and other war crimes, against the people of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Chris Coverdale, a founder member of the Campaign, claims that “Since Parliament, the Government and the Queen took us into the illegal wars with Iraq and Afghanistan we have caused the violent deaths of more than 1m people, including 300,000 children. These massacres are the worst atrocities in British history and constitute the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder, conspiracy to murder and other serious offences under the laws of war. They have been reported to police on more than 200 occasions but the police, the CPS and the DPP have repeatedly refused to bring criminal proceedings against Britain’s leading war criminals.
“Now that the attacks on Iraqi and Afghan civilians have been shown to be unlawful, why are our law enforcement authorities refusing to arrest, charge and prosecute Britain’s leaders? By allowing Blair, Brown and others to repeat their crimes we bring justice into serious disrepute. The DPP and the CPS are paid from the public purse to prosecute wrongdoers. They must be forced to do what they are paid to do and prosecute Britain’s leaders for their crimes before a judge and jury in a court of law.”
Attached are (i) a copy of ‘Accounting for Genocide’ and Chris Coverdale’s submission to the court. For more information please contact: Make Wars History or Chris Coverdale.
www.makewarshistory.org.uk