Karim,
Thanks for the update, we can take heart that this the
second following precedence of that of pinochet. jammeh has his coming
and we will be waiting; Insa Allah, Peace.
Farang.
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From: abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]>
To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sat, Jan 5, 2013 11:39 am
Subject: Nepal's Colonel Kumar Lama held after court appearance
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20919827
Nepal's Colonel Kumar Lama held after court appearance About 16,000
people died in Nepal's civil war, which broke out in 2005
Continue reading the main story Related StoriesNepal torture suspect
charged in UK
Nepal torture suspect held in UK
Nepal's long wait for war crimes justice
A Nepalese army officer has been remanded in custody after appearing at
Westminster Magistrates court charged with two counts of
torture.Colonel Kumar Lama is accused of committing the alleged crimes
in Nepal during the country's civil war in 2005.
The 46-year-old, currently seconded to the UN, was arrested at his East
Sussex home by the Met Police on Thursday.
He faces trial in Britain under a law that allows prosecution of
alleged war criminals.
Col Lama spoke once to confirm his identity at the hearing, where he
was charged with intentionally "inflicting severe pain or suffering" as
a public official on two separate individuals.
The offences are thought to have taken place between April and May 2005
and April and October 2005 at the Gorusinghe Army Barracks in
Kapilvastu, Nepal.
Protest note
Col Lama's arrest in St Leonards-on-Sea near Hastings has angered the
Nepalese government, who have requested Col Lama's immediate release.
They have summoned the UK ambassador in Kathmandu to protest and
instructed the Nepalese embassy in London to submit a protest note to
Downing Street.
Two diplomats from the Nepalese embassy were at Westminster Magistrates
for the short hearing.
Col Lama is currently employed as a UN peace keeper in South Sudan. He
was due to return to Africa on Saturday after a Christmas break to the
UK, but was arrested on 3 January.
The court heard the colonel had previously served as a UN peacekeeper
in Sierra Leone and twice in Lebanon.
District Judge Quentin Purdy ordered the 46-year-old to remain in
custody before he appears at the Old Bailey in London on 24 January.
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